Max Meizlish
Coverage of Max Meizlish in the Nexus archive.
- Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers
The Trump administration expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba to target foreign companies and banks dealing with military-linked entities like Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), aiming to close loopholes allowing foreign support of the Cuban regime. Critics argue the move could exacerbate humanitarian issues.
- Key China-Iran infrastructure exposes critical hole in Trump's war strategy
The US is trying to choke off Iran's economy at sea, but a growing China-linked rail corridor is giving Tehran a workaround. Freight traffic between China and Iran has increased along an overland route beyond American warships. This dynamic exposes a core limitation in the US strategy.
- Key China-Iran infrastructure exposes critical hole in Trump's war strategy
The US is trying to choke off Iran's economy at sea, but a growing China-linked rail corridor is giving Tehran a workaround that Washington cannot easily shut down. The corridor runs through multiple sovereign countries, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This exposes a core limitation in the US strategy, as maritime pressure does not fully extend across Eurasia.
- China orders firms to ignore US Iran sanctions, daring US to enforce crackdown
China has ordered companies to disregard US sanctions targeting Iranian oil, forcing a direct test of Washington's ability to enforce its crackdown on Iran. The move represents a shift from years of opaque workarounds to more explicit state-backed resistance. Beijing signals it will not cooperate with US efforts to cut off a key source of revenue for Iran.