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The Trump administration expects US taxpayers to fund not only its own military adventurism but Israel’s as well. Ending American subsidies for Israel’s wars is one reason why Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently filed Joint Resolutions of Disapproval opposing US$659 million in President Donald Trump-approved bomb sales to Israel, with many The post The gift card Israel uses to buy US weapons appeared first on Asia Times.

Just hours after President Donald Trump issued a genocidal threat against the Iranian people, declaring that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” the US leader announced that he’d agreed to suspend his unconstitutional war for two weeks if Iran ends its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Citing an unnamed senior White House official, CNN reported that Israel – which has joined The post US, Israel and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire appeared first on Asia Times.

China has pledged to accelerate its lunar exploration program after NASA’s Artemis II mission completed a successful flyby of the moon and began its return journey, marking a renewed phase of strategic competition in deep space. In a 10-day mission launched on April 1, Artemis II carried four astronauts aboard NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and The post US-China space race shifts into a higher lunar gear appeared first on Asia Times.

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Ramifications of the US/Israeli military campaign against Iran reverberate around the world, including in Asia. The indirect effects of this conflict are particularly relevant for the defense of Taiwan against a possible military attack by China. There are two important questions here, and the The post The Iran war doesn’t immediately jeopardize Taiwan appeared first on Asia Times.