NZ can’t let Mideast war divert attention from our own security

2026-03-07 - 17:07

Comment: Napoleon was reputed to have advised his senior officers to ‘never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.’ This explains why—other than a few predictable initial broadsides—China, North Korea, and Russia have been relatively quiet about the US and Israeli military intervention in Iran. Their reticence is strategic. Contrast this with the major US allies and partners from