While Washington continues to impose sanctions against Tehran, Moscow and Beijing persistently offer `support` packages for this Middle Eastern country.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Iran Press news agency said on September 21 that China (China), Russia and Iran are planning a joint naval exercise in the Oman Sea and the northern Indian Ocean.
China with lucrative deals
After the August visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Beijing, Iran and China agreed to add many projects to the 25-year bilateral program signed in 2016. Notably,
According to the Petroleum Economist news site, the main pillar of the new agreement is that China will invest $280 billion to develop Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.
China has long had many lucrative economic deals with Iran and often takes advantage of its Iranian ally.
The conflict between the US and Iran will give Beijing leverage to demand more lucrative deals amid Iran’s chaotic economic situation.
Russia and arms deals
During a press conference on September 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he was ready to support Saudi Arabia after the attack on oil facilities.
In 2018, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – five countries bordering the Caspian Sea – agreed to sign the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
If there is any lesson America has learned from more than 40 years of crisis in the Middle East, it is that Washington should not let itself be persuaded to engage in an endless war again.
According to Ha Minh Thu
Ho Chi Minh City Law
