Despite the rancor between officials in Washington and Tehran, the two enemies are cooperating. Airmen from McGuire AFB, N.J., had deployed to Pakistan to help with earthquake relief efforts. However, the US troops jumped right in to help unload earthquake relief equipment off an Iranian airplane. An Iranian diplomat told Reuters News Service, “These [Americans] are aid workers and they help anybody. They don’t differentiate between Pakistanis, Iranians, and others.”
China thinks it will be able to invade Taiwan by 2027 and has developed a technology edge in many key areas—but it is artificial intelligence that may be the decisive factor should conflict erupt, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.