To one of china s most senior economists after he criticised xi jinping? we think he disappeared some time earlier this year. That gives you an indication ofjust how cautious peoplei have to be in order to not run foul of the leadership in china. Sirens blare iran launched two big waves of missiles at israel on tuesday. But in case you might think world war iii was breaking out, it was all carefully choreographed. Distant explosions iran signalled what it was going to do, the americans knew about it beforehand and israel was expecting it. That s the way these things are done. The basic facts are unchanged. Israel remains dominant in the immediate region, and iran s hope of turning its two associate groups hamas, in gaza, and hezbollah, in lebanon into checks on israel hasn t succeeded. And a wider war between israel and iran doesn t seem altogether likely because neither country wants it especially not iran, whose rulers know how fragile their control over their own population is
The way that hes conducted the war In Gaza, have been in favour of some kind of escalation with hezbollah. And what on earth has happened to one of chinas most senior economists after he criticised Xi Jinping . We think he disappeared some time earlier this year. That gives you an indication ofjust how cautious peoplel have to be in order to not run foul of the leadership in china. Sirens blare iran launched two big waves of missiles at israel on tuesday. But in case you might think World War iii was breaking out, it was all carefully choreographed. Distant explosions iran signalled what it was going to do, The Americans knew about it beforehand and israel was expecting it. Thats the way these things are done. The basic facts are unchanged. Israel remains dominant in the immediate region, and irans hope of turning its two associate groups hamas, In Gaza, and hezbollah, in lebanon into checks on Israel Hasnt succeeded. And a wider war between Israel And Iran doesnt seem altogether likel