Iran War: What China Is Learning | Taiwan Talks EP792

The US military campaign against Iran has rapidly degraded Tehran’s air defenses, missile forces and naval capabilities. In a matter of days, these precision strikes and submarine attacks have reshaped the geopolitics of the Middle East and demonstrated the US’ overwhelming military prowess. Yet the operation raises broader strategic questions: How vulnerable are authoritarian regimes that rely on similar weapons and defense strategies? And what lessons are being drawn in Beijing and other Indo-Pacific capitals? In this episode, we discuss the US-Iran conflict, the performance of Iranian and Chinese-supplied military equipment, and what this conflict reveals about modern warfare and deterrence in an increasingly unstable global order.

*Recorded on March 11, 2026 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time

Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat
Consultant: Max Yu
Research Assistant: Ryan Pham

Our guests:

Tony Hu
- Former US Department of Defense Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia
Malcolm Davis
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Analyst

Chapters:
00:00:00 – China’s Lessons From Iran War
00:03:08 – Trump Warns Iran Against Blockade
00:08:37 – China and Iran’s Hidden Missile Infrastructure
00:16:41 – Expert: Iran Won’t Deplete Asia Stockpiles
00:24:11 – Iran war and latest drone tech




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