(End of the American Dream)—The U.S. is squarely with Israel, and Russia and China are firmly behind Iran. What could go wrong? Most people don’t seem to realize that we are at an extremely dangerous moment in world history.
What do you think would happen if other Islamic nations entered the war on Iran’s side? Or what do you think would happen if Russia or China entered the war on Iran’s side? The Iranians are on the ropes for now, but if their friends decide to jump into the conflict that could change very rapidly.
According to Newsweek, on Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which they both strongly condemned Israel…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a call on Thursday during which they both condemned Israel for striking Iran, the Kremlin said.
The two allies condemned “Israeli actions which violated the U.N. Charter and other norms of international law,” Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said, Reuters reports.
Xi called for an immediate ceasefire and warned the conflict between Israel and Iran risks spreading to other countries in the region.
“If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly,” Xi said during the call, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
This is extremely alarming. Why isn’t this getting more attention in the western media?
The day before, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that China “is deeply concerned” about developments in the Middle East…
At a regular press briefing on Wednesday, Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was asked for Beijing’s response to Trump’s remarks about Khameini and Iran.
“China is deeply concerned about the developments of the current situation,” Lin said. “We oppose any acts that violate the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter, [and] violate other countries’ sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. The escalation of the situation in the Middle East serves no one’s interest.
“Countries that have special influence over Israel should take objective and just positions, shoulder their due responsibilities, and play an active and constructive role in easing the situation, and avoiding the expansion of the conflict.”
The Chinese have invested a lot of time and energy developing close ties with the current Iranian regime.
And at this point more than 90 percent of the oil that Iran exports ends up in China…
Officially, China imported no oil from Iran last year. However, energy researchers say Iranian oil delivered via unofficial channels, such as transshipment, largely end up in the country’s smaller independent refineries. The U.S. has sanctioned Chinese entities that allegedly assist in Iran’s secret oil trade in defiance of Western restrictions.
Over 90 percent of Iran’s sanctioned—and therefore cheaper—crude oil exports go to China, including via transshipment points such as Malaysia, said commodities analysts at Kpler. But Chinese energy imports are further exposed in or near the Persian Gulf, where six of its top 10 oil suppliers are found in official government statistics.
If the Iranian government collapses, it would definitely hurt China in a number of different ways.
The Chinese are watching what is going on, and they are not pleased at all.
If President Trump ultimately decides to give the green light for U.S. airstrikes in Iran, that will make the Chinese even angrier.
Sadly, I have a feeling that our rapidly deteriorating relationship with China will become a major story in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile, the Russians are using even stronger language to denounce Israel’s actions in Iran.
In fact, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry just called for the Israeli government “to come to its senses”…
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said attacking nuclear sites keeps us “on the brink of a catastrophe whose implications will be felt everywhere, even in Israel.”
She said Russia “calls on the Israeli leadership to come to its senses and immediately stop attacks on nuclear installations.”
“We are particularly concerned about the safety of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which employs Russian specialists,” Zakharova said.
How will Russia respond if Russians that are working in Iran start dying?
Let’s hope that we don’t find out.
The Russians and the Iranians have gotten very close in recent years, and not too long ago the two nations signed a series of very important agreements.
They do not have a formal military alliance, but without a doubt Iran is one of Russia’s key allies.
So this attack on Iran is a really big deal for the Russians.
For a few months it seemed like our relations with Russia were improving, but now things are very much going in reverse.
The next round of talks between the U.S. and Russia has been canceled, and if the U.S. starts conducting air strikes in Iran any hope for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine will probably be gone for the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately, everything that has happened over the past 7 days has made the Russians more paranoid than ever. In fact, a top Russian general says that Russia should mobilize a million more troops because World War III has begun…
One of Vladimir Putin’s generals has declared World War 3 is already underway, citing rising global tensions following Israel’s recent attack on Iran.
Major General Apti Alaudinov, a prominent figure in Russia’s military leadership, urged the Kremlin to carry out mass mobilisation of up to one million fresh troops following the attack, which he said has “already taken on a new turn and a new momentum.” Alaudinov, 51, currently serves as the deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces main military-political directorate, in charge of indoctrination and propaganda in the military machine, as well as commander of Akhmat special forces, based in his native Chechnya.
“We need to declare mobilisation,” he posted on Telegram. “We need to prepare at least half a million people in advance. But realistically one million people.”
Things are tense now, but there is one thing that would definitely take things to an entirely new level.
If Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were to be killed, the Russians and the Chinese would both be extremely angry.
But after the Iranians hit one of Israel’s most important hospitals with a ballistic missile, Israel’s leaders were hungry for revenge…
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military had been instructed to intensify strikes on strategic-related targets in Tehran to eliminate the threat to Israel and destabilise what he called the “Ayatollah regime.”
He called Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “the modern Hitler” and said “this man should not continue to exist.”
Netanyahu has said Israel’s military attacks could result in the toppling of Iran’s leaders, and Israel would do whatever is necessary to remove the “existential threat” posed by Tehran.
If he is still alive, Khamenei is definitely on borrowed time.
And there are many Iranians that are living outside of Iran that can’t wait to see Khamenei’s regime come to an end.
Surprisingly, this even includes his own nephew…
Mahmoud Moradkhani, the exiled nephew of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in an interview on Wednesday from his home in northern France that while he is no supporter of the war, he believes the collapse of the Islamic Republic is the only path to real peace.
“Anything that makes this regime disappear is necessary,” Moradkhani said. “Now that we are at this stage, it has to be done.”
Moradkhani, who fled Iran in 1986 and has remained a vocal critic of his uncle’s authoritarian rule, added that the military confrontation with Israel is regrettable — but inevitable under a regime unwilling to bend or reform, reports Reuters.
For so many years, I have been talking about Iran, Russia and China.
Now the “final showdown” with Iran has begun, we are deeply involved in a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, and our relations with China are going downhill really fast.
But the vast majority of the population still cannot see what is happening.
We are literally sleepwalking into the kinetic phase of World War III, and by the time most people wake up it will be too late.
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Stop the perpetual wars and the USA will lose its nickname, “The Great Satan.”
delusion…utter delusion
Soon the world will call the USA and EU “The Great Broke Ass” as economic collapse is ensured.
I don’t think they are 100% in their corner. I think they are afraid to engage. This won’t turn into WW3. Who in their right mind wood join the fight on Iran’s behalf? Russia has enough going on. This too far from home for China and they aren’t willing to take on new economic sanctions.
Absolutely correct.
The fact is, that China has a vested interest in not pissing off the US. The US markets for exported good would be impossible to replace. China’s Economy can not support another economic down turn. The Covid19 restrictions really hurt them and they are only beginning to get their Economy back on track.
The one great thing about “Globalism” is that all countries are so Economically dependent upon one another that is is very hard to exist without their market’s.
This is where Trumps tariff’s are a two edged sword. The main difference being is that the USA has a more stable economy and could handle cutting off or restricting overseas markets more than most countries could.
Oh great, will go on your silly suppositions.
So sure, we can risk it to serve Israel, US interests can be thrown aside for no reason.
Yes. Russia is afraid to engage. They have been afraid to engage in Ukraine in a proxy war with NATO that they are not just winning but dominating. They feared to engage in Georgia when their troops were attacked and slaughtered in their barracks. They have been so quick to end Ukraine on NATO terms. Wait….no. What are you basing your assertions on? It’s certainly not reality, history, or facts. They went to war to protect their Western border. If they think it necessary, they will go to war to protect their southern border. And China is already supporting the effort.
Russia can’t win in the Ukraine, a war that should have taken a month or less has dragged on for years, China is in a state of internal turmoil and has not fared well against India or Vietnam in ground conflict. The Russians have to watch their backside as they never know if China might just decide to invade them. China is also faced with a nuclear India and Pakistan. Neither country has the fortitude to get involved in the Iran, Israel conflict if you can call it that, Iran has been decimated by Israel. China and Russia can saber rattle all they want but neither one of them is in a position to really do anything!
these wars run for decades because neither side can use their full military mighT. the war ends only when one side (either Russia or the USA/EU) runs out of money, or the (either Russia or the USA/EU) government economy, citizens demand the end of the waR.
Literally everything you said is false. Russia has won and is just squashing Nazi pests at this time. Russia and China have been in lockstep against NATO/US aggression for a decade now. China has issues, but is so big they don’t affect its foreign power. Pakistan has very strongly stated that it will nuke Israel if they nuke Iran. China and Russia are already bringing in supplies as fast as they can land them. Israel is being hit so hard, they have made any news of the damage by their media, foreign media, citizens, or tourists a serious crime. Is this an Israeli bot?
If cool heads are said to prevail, I’m more comfortable with Pres Trump than Autopen & Co.
Buy gold. It’s a hedge until the nuclear fallout
Gold grifters lol
Not real worried about what Newsweek editors and staff think about anything, military, political or spiritual. Israel is the best chance the United States has for survival when it comes to foreign policy. America needs to turn back to God and give up its homosexual agenda and feminism before God wipes America off the map.
Amazing how the bad guys always seem to stick together 🤷🤷🏿🤷🏻
The author posits as to whether other Arab countries will come to Iran’s aid…. Iran has generally irritated every non Shia Arab country on the planet so I’m sure they’re ready to jump right in for them. Also there are only three Shia majority countries those being Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan, superpowers all.
No more wars for Israel.
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Neocons, RINOs, evangelists, and so on, are not decent enough people to act morally and in the interests of the USA, instead, they obediently want to serve a Jewish state, which fired first.
I guess you were born after Oct 7th 2023.
It is impossible for any normal thinking person to believe that any of this is for the interests of the American taxpayer.
We must stop the Federal government from spending any money on anything other than internal American only purposes and defense of the American homelands only. That my friend would cut the budget by over 75% and save the United States.
I would like to see that evil leader assassinated. Benjamin Netanyahu. The world would immediately be a better place.
China and Russia won’t kneel to Allah. The Ayatollah would nuke both of them in a minute.
I’d like to remind this writer that Russia and China are COMMUNIST making them enemies of America and Israel. So what do you expect them to say? And remember, communist are BORN liars. We should not let them decide what FREE people want.
Couldn’t have said it better myself Dodoboi.
LOL, I like dat, dodoboi. No pun intended. 😉
Iran had all the time in the world to avoid this situation! it is entirely on the back of the Islamist regime that bombs are raining in Tehran. The red line in the sand has always been Uranium enrichment, yet they carried on as if consequences would never be forthcoming. Yet here we are at the FO stage of FAFO. Just stop with blaming the West except to harshly criticize Obama and Biden for releasing the funds Iran has been using to pursue its nuclear fever dream.
If Trump gives the order to attack Iran, I WILL vote Democrat all the way down the ballot in every future election. They may be a terrible party and vile and disgusting people, but they make great weapons against a turncoat, lying administration who is Israel’s bitch, just like most of the previous administrations.