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As we vacation, I wanted to share something that remains documented for us to come back to.
This weekend, we are vacationing in the Caribbean. So this newsletter would not be a regular one.
The last 2-3 days and the coming week, however, will be one of the most defining periods in our lifetimes. Whatever comes in the next 3-5 years will have its origins here.
The Israel-Iran conflict has entered an explosive new chapter. What began as proxy clashes and tit-for-tat strikes has now escalated into a direct confrontation involving global powers. After a brief lull that masked the simmering tensions, the fog of restraint has lifted.
On Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump proudly confirmed that the United States had launched direct strikes on three of Iran’s most critical nuclear sites — Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz. In a statement to the press, Trump claimed these sites were “completely and totally obliterated.”
This marks a major escalation. A message to Tehran, as well as a declaration to the entire region that the U.S. is no longer a reluctant spectator.
Iran, for its part, is scrambling to contain the narrative. Officials insist the attacks caused only superficial damage. A senior lawmaker dismissed the strike on Fordow as symbolic, not strategic. But Tehran’s denials ring hollow against the backdrop of their foreign minister’s grim warning: that these U.S. strikes will carry “everlasting consequences.”
Meanwhile, Trump has made clear that any Iranian retaliation will be met with overwhelming force. The stakes have now grown beyond Israel and Iran. The battlefield has widened, and the silence between strikes is no longer peace — it’s preparation.
Across the world, China is treading cautiously but nervously. Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a measured statement, warning against unilateral U.S. military action in the region. While the language was diplomatic, the concern was unmistakable.
At a summit in Kazakhstan with the leaders of the five Central Asian republics, Chinese President Xi Jinping voiced "deep concern" over Israel’s intensifying operations on Iranian soil.
Privately, however, Chinese anxiety runs much deeper. Iran is a critical energy partner for China. A regime collapse in Tehran would threaten China’s energy security, destabilize its Belt and Road Initiative investments in West Asia, and hand strategic momentum to the emerging U.S.-Israel-Gulf alliance. For Beijing, Iran’s downfall could tilt the entire regional balance against its interests. Even as it defends sovereign rights and warns against intervention, China is scrambling to reassess its fallback options: securing oil corridors, shoring up influence in Central Asia, and potentially opening quiet backchannels with a future post-theocratic regime in Iran.
Xi and Putin also had a call to discuss the situation before the US attack.
Meanwhile, Pakistan — often seen as China’s junior partner — is being courted aggressively by Washington. In a bold geopolitical play, Trump recently hosted Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir at the White House. The central themes: access to military bases, potential staging areas near the Iran border, and, significantly, entry into Balochistan.
But Balochistan is no simple chess square. It’s a region ripe with separatist sentiment, resource wealth, and international intrigue. Both Iran and Pakistan fear its fragmentation, while India and the West may see strategic leverage in its unrest. With Trump’s overtures to Pakistan’s military, a new axis may be forming, one that looks to use Balochistan as both a pressure point and a passage.
The players are shifting their pieces. The silence before the storm is deceptive. It’s time to play the geopolitical game.
The current geopolitical game of intrigue, power and deception needs very careful sorting out. We will be back to it in the coming week.
Meanwhile, if there is something that you wish to share with us, please send your email at chiefeditor@drishtikone.com
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