What does Marco Rubio’s ‘unleash Chiang’ threat against Iran actually mean?
South China Morning Post
by Lawrence ChungMarch 5, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stirred unexpected debate in Taiwan after invoking the phrase “unleash Chiang” while warning that Washington would intensify its strikes against Iran.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday about the escalating Middle East conflict, Rubio said the world would soon see a change in the scope and intensity of the attacks.
“We’re going to unleash Chiang on these people in the next few hours and days,” he said.
The remark, made in the context of US efforts to dismantle...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 3/5/2026