Jack Carr Warns China Could Eye Taiwan if U.S. Loses 3-Month Iran War

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13

Jack Carr said China, Russia and North Korea are watching the U.S.-Iran war closely, arguing a U.S. defeat in the conflict’s third month would signal weakened American military credibility.
Carr tied that risk to the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, saying the collapse after 20 years of war taught adversaries that the United States could be outlasted or mismanage major military exits.
China would draw the most dangerous lesson, he said, because a failed Iran campaign could strengthen Beijing’s confidence about moving on Taiwan.
Carr called the Iran war a chance to restore deterrence rather than just manage regional fallout, arguing the stakes extend beyond oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz to the broader global order.

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