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….
Many of those who oppose defense of the U.S.A. and Israel against Iran tend to agree with the social sympathies and activities of their predecessors.
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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... China, too, has been courting Saudi Arabia.
No, the reason the deep state is waging war on Trump was to protect Obama’s deal with Iran and Russia. People keep forgetting that the deal with Iran included Russia because it conflicts with the myth of Trump collusion and the media reports accordingly.
That’s why the FBI wanted to f••• Flynn, then Trump. Flynn wrote Field of Flight about Iran.
Field of Fight.
Raise the tariff on China to 200%.
“Iranophobic”?
Russia and China! That proves Trump colluded! Impeath foty fi!...wait a minute. OMG, what am I doing? This is irrational. This is wrong. Have I taken leave of all my senses?...Yes. IMPEAT FOTY FI!
Now is the time when you show your balls, or go down the street and get measured up for your new commie uniform... :(
So China and Russia have come out in support of piracy. Nice.
Yea, they also promised NAFTA would increase the standard of living for the average Mexican worker, thus decreasing illegal immigration. They’d all be happy as a lark right at home...NOT!
This expression was PERFUNCTORY, at best.
And neither nation will take any real action in support of Iran.
The headline is sensational and not reflective of the political situation.
And the publication is no different than Jim Hoft’s Gateway Pundit. Simply CLICK BAIT.
These idiots will find out the hard way that He Who sits in the heavens will laugh at them.
Psalm 2; Ezekiel 38 and 39.
I am seeing the same thing... Weird.
The Libertarian response is the response of traitors, malcontents Anti-American Anti-Isreal and being 100% Neo pro Russian Communist support. the losertrarians like the Paleo Conservatives, have been in bed with Neo Communist Russia, since the mid 90’s they seek to spread disinformation and lies in order to help Russia, by sabotaging American political foreign and military policy to propel Russian influence in order for Russia too have global dominance and governance.
New World Order
Once again I will intrate that America, is currently locked in and engaged in a dual Cold War against the dual Alliance of Neo Soviet Russia, and Communist Red China, their proxies and their proxies proxy as they all seek regional and global dominance/governance. The evidence for this continues to mount up day after day week after week month after month now is the time for America, too one more time unleash the mighty sword of our strength our power and our military might to stand up for freedom, liberty and our ole mighty God against the all enemies of that.
What you describe is the result of Russian government policies and tit for tat retaliation between Russia and the US over several years. And what percentage of Russians can afford to travel to the US, and how many does the government even allow to travel to the US.
It’s pretty naive to assume that the Russian people actually support the policies of their government, a government that increasingly cracks down on dissent and shuts down any news outlets or journalists that are critical of the the Putin regime.
And, of course, government is working on plans to deny Russian citizens ongoing access to the world wide web. What the Russian people really want for their nation cannot be easily determined with the circumstances that exist there now.
But there was still a pretty busy Russian anchor baby tourist business to south Florida the last I heard.
“” “” What you describe is the result of Russian government policies and tit for tat retaliation between Russia and the US over several years. And what percentage of Russians can afford to travel to the US, and how many does the government even allow to travel to the US.”” “”
There is no iron curtain and much more Russians than Americans are travelling abroad although numbers vary by year in the first case. For example in 2017 exactly 36% of all Russians traveled abroad for average two weeks mostly to Turkey, Belarus, Finland, Spain, Germany, Cuba, Vietnam and China.
Compare it to average just 5% Americans coming abroad every year and these are mostly short trips near-abroad to Mexico or Canada. Considering these statistics it is more like US and not Russia maintains the iron curtain to keep people in.
Currently Russia doesn’t have any legal procedures to keep its citizens in so I have no idea what you means by “how many does the government even allow to travel to the US”. It is the decision for traveler himself and US consular officers. Russian government has no say on it.
Of course, you are right that the purchase power of an average Russian folded about twice in the five years but if you would look into a statistics by credit card companies it has mostly affected their spending abroad but not the ability to travel. According to Visa their Russian card holders spent average $2730 during foreign trips in 2016 and only $1676 in 2018.
That is quite a dramatic decrease but latter is still more than enough to afford a travel to US because it is still higher than the average EU national spending in North America which is $1174.
Also US is obviously a cheaper destination comparing to Europe, hotel fees, restaurants and shopping considered.
“This is Deep State’s backdoor way to GET RID of Trump.
They’re desperate.”
Well, then, it’s bound to fail. Trump has a knack for f#$ing up their plans, and I’ll trust him to do it yet again.
My guess: Ain’t gonna be any war. Iran will have a civil war instead, and Russia and China will have to either find a different proxy, or play ball with Trump on his terms.
I'm reallllly praying you're right.
Then again, my heart soared during Operation Praying Mantis, yet during that perfect opportunity they didn't follow through, and behold the following 35 years.
Then, there was Neda's death during The Green Revolution, and they didn't apply the last pound of pressure required, and look again, though we both know why that didn't go off....
But I'm really hoping you're right because it would solve sooooooo much.
“Why would anyone believe the neocons in the US, who are nothing but the NWO puppets?”
So I guess Trump is a Neocon puppet of the NWO now. We knew that accusation was coming at some point.
Iran can get in bed with the Anti-Islamic infidels. All this does is drive up OPEC oil prices which makes our oil look more attractive. If OPEC wants to keep making money, they need to handle Iran themselves.
I’ve written to the WH about the prospects for fomenting civil unrest in Iran. I assume they know on their own how restive certain demographics are over there. I hope somebody with enough pull opts to exploit that.
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