The United States will host more than 50 countries on Wednesday for talks aimed at boosting their access to critical minerals, in a bid to loosen China’s grip over vital industrial inputs that has allowed it to control global supply chains.[#item_full_content]

Inside Iran’s military: missiles, militias and a force built for survival
Iran’s military is not designed to win a conventional war against the United States or Israel. It is designed to survive one, absorb damage and