A Conversation with Leila Bazzi

Matt Pottinger redefined how Washington approaches China. Speaking with MBN Alhurra's Min Mitchell and Editor-in-Chief Leila Bazzi, he argues that this year's war with Iran exposed Beijing as an unreliable partner for the Gulf— the same power that helped arm the regime attacking its neighbors. He weighs the risks of the new Trump-Xi "détente," why Gulf states are right to route around the Strait o...

For more than half a century, the world has relied on one system to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Today, that system is under unprecedented strain. With no binding limits on major nuclear powers, rising global tensions, and growing uncertainty around Iran’s nuclear program, the question is no longer whether the system is being tested—but whether...