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Posted on 06/16/2019 5:04:47 PM PDT by robowombat
China and Russia declare “solidarity” with Iran after Gulf tanker attacks
“Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed solidarity with Iran…even as the U.S. Navy revealed evidence the Iranians were behind the terrorist attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.”
The two oil tankers were Japanese and Norwegian. The U.S. military released a video it says “shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the hull of one of two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman.” Tehran’s usual response was denial, and it also accused the U.S. of “waging an “Iranophobic campaign.”
Now China and Russia have come out to express solidarity with Iran. But while Iran enthusiastically views that support as rebellion against its infidel enemy America and an opportunity to encourage further “resistance” against “the Great Satan” America, there is more worth noting that underlies the appearance of China-Russia support for Iran.
Briefly: China has a gripe with America because of its current trade war with Trump, who has raised tariffs on Chinese imports up to 25% and is ready to slap more tariffs on China after the upcoming G-20 Summit. Trump’s issues with China have everything to do with the latter’s ongoing dirty business in violation of its World Trade Organization membership. The U.S. “is seeking sweeping changes, including an end to forced technology transfers and theft of U.S. trade secrets. It also wants curbs on subsidies for Chinese state-owned enterprises and better access for U.S. firms in Chinese markets.” Given the pressure mounting on China from its trade war with the U.S., it’s little wonder that China will pledge support for Iran. China also has close energy and business ties with Iran and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz — “the strategic waterway, through which a significant part of the world’s oil supply flows.”
Iran has also been heavily courting Russia, even sucking up to Russia. While on a recent visit to Moscow, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that “Iran and Russia have never been this close in the past few decades,” and that “Iran differentiated between the JCPOA signatories and would never forget Russia’s support.”
While Iran continues its primary jihadi resistance against “Great Satan” America (and “Little Satan” Israel), China and Russia (two infidel countries) have separate ambitions, which are obviously not intended to serve Iran, but their own interests.
Russia has so far displayed no enthusiasm to partner with Iran on its terms. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov only said with reference to America concerning the oil tanker attack: “I would take the opportunity to warn against hasty conclusions, against attempts to lay the blame at the door of those we don’t like.” In fact, the American sanctions against Iran has helped increase Russia’s market-share of oil. Saudi Arabia also plans to invest billions in Russian petroleum and other projects.
In America’s strategic favor also is that China, too, has been courting Saudi Arabia. The two countries recently met to boost bilateral ties in developing energy and infrastructure. Back in February, Saudi Arabia signed a $28 billion economic deal with China, forcing the latter into an ally juggling act, given that Saudi Arabia and Iran are mortal enemies; Saudi Arabia and America have also forged closer ties under the Trump administration.
Iran’s noisy celebration of Russia-China support and its attempts to bring the two countries under a unified “resistance” against America is highly questionable.
“China and Russia Stand up for Iran After Gulf Tanker Attacks,” by John Hayward, Breitbart, June 14, 2019:
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed solidarity with Iran on Friday, even as the U.S. Navy revealed evidence the Iranians were behind the terrorist attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
“The pressures that the US government imposes on Iran and China and other countries are aimed at dominating the whole of Asia and the world,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said after meeting with Xi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Rouhani called for China to cooperate with Iran on resistance against “American unilateralism” and portrayed Iran as heroically resisting the pressure from U.S. sanctions.
“The Iranian people have shown that they are not shaken by the foreign pressures, but become more united and more resistant,” Rouhani said.
China’s state-run Xinhua news service summarized Xi’s response:
China has always viewed its relations with Iran from a strategic and long-term perspective, said Xi, adding that despite changes in regional and international situations, the Chinese side is willing to join hands with the Iranian side in fostering a continuous and steady development of the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership.
The Chinese president called on the two sides to strengthen strategic communication and support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, adding that the two countries also need to step up coordination and conduct practical cooperation properly.
He also urged the two sides to enhance cooperation in such areas as anti-terrorism and combating cross-border crimes, and jointly clamp down the “three forces” of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, including East Turkistan Islamic Movement.
China supports maintaining the Iran nuclear deal, said Xi, and is willing to step up coordination with Iran within such multilateral frameworks as the United Nations and the SCO to jointly safeguard basic norms of international relations and multilateralism and preserve shared interests of developing countries, including China and Iran.
Rouhani also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kyrgyzstan summit, urging closer cooperation to resist “external pressure and foreign sanctions.”
“The situation in the region requires stronger interaction between our nations,” Rouhani told Putin….
“We need a false flag”
Have you EVER heard someone blurt it out, point-blank..?
MUST be seen to be believed (2 min, YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfoaLbbAix0&list=WL&index=292&t=0s
they can claim whatever, we are impotent. Otherwise the Iranian navy would no longer exist.
A few years ago I was representing an organization in the USA at a European meeting of similar organizations. There was one representative for each country.
The attendees were complaining about professional licensing regulation changes in their respective countries. I added to the conversation my difficulty in that I am dealing with 50 different state licensing regulations.
They replied that I am the elephant in the room. My organization was bigger than all of their organizations combined. It took me a while to comprehend their statement, but I finally did.
Trump realizes that USA is the elephant in the world. While we are not the largest either in geographic area or population, we are synchronized in our development.
If the USA flexes its muscle, we could easily crush most countries without trying. I am extremely grateful that Trump is using economic muscle rather than military muscle, but he has both at his disposal.
Trump is the first President that understands economic warfare. Thankfully he is using it for good.
Trump is a master of Sun Tsu’s Art of War.
He knows that economic warfare will cause disruption and revolution within our enemies borders.
Shh don’t tell the crypto-liberals and anti-semites constantly
mewling about neo-con false flags
The dumbest thing Bush didn’t do in the ME
was not turn Iran into glass the second after
one of our men was maimed by an Iranian IED
The Muslim purple lipped rateared dog-eater
was beholden to an Iranian no surprise there
This is Iran’s MO. Anyone who doesn’t think this was Iran is a moron.
Trump should declare any Iranian Navy ship found in the Strait or the Gulf will be blown out of the water.
Solid point @24
Trump understands economics at a level the talking heads on television can only dream about. His use of economic actions up to and including tariff’s has been nothing short of brilliant.
The man can play the game. It is sad that more people do not see this nor do they understand just how wrong our “conventional wisdom” has been across the board.
“” “” The Russian government has completely lost its mind. Back to the future with Putin.”” “”
Why? What is the right thing to do for them?
I wonder often if this is really what the Russian people want, but have no way of knowing and the question rarely seems to be asked in our media. Do they really want their nation cozying up to Red China and Islamist Iran rather than building closer ties with the West?
But don't you remember all our foreign policy geniuses telling us how, once the commies realized the wonders of a little capitalism and international trade, it would turn them into freedom loving capitalist and protectors of individual rights and peaceful members of the global community? That's what they promised us.
I seriously doubt they'd ever take such an action without the Russians knowing about it ahead of time. Iran is one of Russia's major pawns in their "new world order" chess match. They've been conducing an annual series of war games with the ChiComs for nearly 15 years now, in obvious preparation for war with us and our allies. They CLAIM the war games are an "anti-terror" measure, but the size and scope of the exercises are way larger than for that purpose.
They are insane.
Even if they have their own issues w the US, to support the terrorists is insane and evil.
We had a drone flying there and saw it happen.
Well if we have solid proof then why isn’t Japan and Norway demanding compensation from Iran?
“” “” I wonder often if this is really what the Russian people want, but have no way of knowing and the question rarely seems to be asked in our media. Do they really want their nation cozying up to Red China and Islamist Iran rather than building closer ties with the West? “” “”
ROLFMAO. The number of Russians travelling to US declined three to four times in 2017 alone. Probably even worse today. The above was a result of the US consular policies in the first place but it did catch with the the populationn and even with restrictions eased few Russians want to travel and see US anymore.
Put yourself in Russian’s shoes and think for one moment what are American ties for you at this point? An electrical grid hacked or someone teaching you how to run your railroad? Maybe a ‘pride’ parade?
Chinese and Iranian ties mean business, jobs and at least a sort of cultural exchange.
What US ties means? The trade between US and Russia is miniscule at this point. There is no even GM, Ford and Apple there anymore.
They're been supporting and arming these and other terrorists for a very long time. Russia has never stopped being evil. They've invaded their neighbors, assassinated or jailed political opponents, worked secretly to undermine our war efforts (ie, help our enemies...enemies who are most often their allies), on and on.
Wag the dog ?
You can just about take it to the bank, that, behind the scenes, their puppet master, Russia, is orchestrating these recent actions.
Invade, occupy and denazify Iran.
Denazification, cumulative review. Report, 1 April 1947-30 April 1948.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/History.Denazi
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