Iran war risks, Southeast Asia’s fuel crisis, Xinjiang’s ‘salmon’: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. What if US ground forces march into Iran? Chinese experts weigh the risksPotential US ground operations against Iran might constrain Tehran, but the prospects for reopening the Strait of Hormuz were “highly uncertain”, Chinese analysts said.2. Japanese ‘military officer’ forces way into Chinese Embassy in TokyoA Japanese person who claimed to be an active officer of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces illegally and forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, Beijing said.3. ‘Getting worse each day’: why Southeast Asia is vulnerable to the fuel crisisPeople queue to buy petrol at a station in Hanoi amid disruptions in supply and price surges due to the Iran war. Photo: ReutersSoutheast Asia is dangerously exposed to the throttling of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, which has weaponised global energy supply in an asymmetrical response to the devastating military assaults by the US and Israel.