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The Trump administration has acknowledged conducting a military strike on a dock in Venezuela that was being used to load drug boats for shipment to North America.
Israel conducted the initial phase of the attack on Iran, destroying its air defenses before the United States launched its strikes as part of Operation Midnight Hammer.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will only move on Taiwan when he believes the United States will not defend it or is too ill-prepared to win a conflict.
Approximately six and a half months ago, Israel destroyed many of Iran's air defenses, which was followed by a U.S. strike using B-2 bombers on various Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran currently possesses a stockpile of enriched uranium and maintains an active ballistic missile program.
On Monday, China's military conducted one of the largest live-fire drills in its history, directed at Taiwan.
A peace deal or ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war is not expected to be reached in 2026.
China is providing Iran with precursor materials necessary for producing solid rocket fuel for its ballistic missile program.
Iran has resumed satellite launches, which use technology directly applicable to developing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching the United States.
China's recent large-scale military drills around Taiwan were a direct response to the United States approving its largest-ever weapons sale to Taiwan.
China is not expected to make a military move on Taiwan during the second Trump presidency.
China is currently rapidly expanding its nuclear weapons program.