US Will Near Rare Earth Mineral Produced By China to Rebuild Military Following Iran War

China will have significant leverage over the US as Washington seeks gallium to rebuild its depleted missile defenses following the war with Iran. 

Iran has damaged or destroyed about a dozen advanced American radars during the war started by a US and Israeli surprise attack. Building new radars requires gallium, a rare earth mineral almost exclusively processed in China. 

“The minute you look like a demander and there’s things you want, then this relationship is at that point where the other side, then, is smelling leverage, right?” Wendy Cutler, a former USTR negotiator, . . .