In recent times, many Western countries, led by the United States, have continued to impose sanctions on Russia, especially restricting oil and other energy, in an attempt to cause a major blow to the Russian economy. However, Russia was not greatly affected by this. Instead, the country that initiated the sanctions suffered a very serious energy crisis.
For a long time, many Western countries have obtained most of their energy from Russia, and are particularly dependent on Russian resources. The consequences of rashly banning the purchase of Russian energy can be imagined. Under the sanctions imposed by Western countries, in addition to having a certain impact on Russia's energy exports, it has also caused a global energy shortage, leading to a substantial rise in international oil prices.
In order to further alleviate the energy crisis, the United States, as the initiator, began to look for more countries that export crude oil to cooperate. The U.S. government has not only shown goodwill to Venezuela, but also to oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, hoping that these countries can increase their exports of crude oil to make up for the oil shortage caused by sanctions on Russia.
When Europe experienced a severe shortage of energy supply, the United States, as the instigator of the crisis, had to step in to clean up the mess. It is understood that the U.S. government has contacted a number of oil-producing countries and discussed solving issues such as crude oil transportation. Previously, U.S. officials publicly stated that they have been negotiating with Iran. If the two sides reach an agreement in the talks, the United States will lift sanctions on Iran and allow Iranian oil to enter the international market.
From this point of view, the choice made by Iran is very important. However, Iranian officials have publicly stated that they will further strengthen military cooperation with China so that they can more effectively counter the military bullying of Iran by Western countries, especially the United States.
Since the 1980s, China and Iran have continued to cooperate in the military field. Iran once purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment from China. In recent years, cooperation between China and Iran has further expanded. In addition to military cooperation, there are also economic and trade exchanges.
For Iran, strengthening cooperation with China is actually to effectively counter the hegemony implemented by the United States. Recently, Iranian leader Raisi publicly stated that he would further strengthen military cooperation with China. These remarks immediately attracted the attention of Western media. Some US media reported that China is purchasing large amounts of cheap oil from Iran and providing advanced weapons and assistance to Iran.
From the perspective of Western countries, part of the reason why Iran has greatly improved its military strength is that the weapons provided by China have played a role in Iran. They also said that Iran has also increased its oil exports to China. The Iranian Foreign Minister once visited China During this period, China received a commitment to invest more than 200 billion US dollars in Iran's natural gas and oil. In 2021, China and Iran also signed a 25-year bilateral strategic cooperation agreement, mainly focusing on economic and military cooperation.
In the words of the American media, after China obtains a large amount of oil from Iran, it will inevitably increase its investment in Iran and provide more advanced weapons to one party. In order to further strengthen military cooperation, China and Iran will also hold more military exercises.
The cooperation between China and Iran is reasonable and legal. It is obvious that the Western media continues to hype the cooperation between China and Iran, and its purpose is very simple: to interfere with China's diplomatic strategy and not to hope that China's status in the international community will further improve. strengthen. It’s just that the cooperation between China and Iran has been very in-depth, and it is very beneficial for the two countries to deepen military interaction and mutual trust.
Economic and military cooperation with Iran will naturally bring many benefits to China. At the same time, it will further enhance the influence of China's advanced fighter aircraft in overseas markets and will not be affected by US interference.
