Today, China controls the vast majority of rare earths processing. That gives it enormous political leverage, and its trade truce with the US involving those minerals expires Nov. 10, 2026.
- Sloan Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Despite Iranian threats to destroy any ships that pass through a key maritime route, some ships are still doing so.
Responsible journalists verify and fact-check information. That can create a lag, leading the audience to believe they’re not just slow but wrong.
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