WAR

[JTH]

All roads lead to China

Key links to China (dates and brief bullets)

• May 8, 2018: U.S. JCPOA withdrawal; China (original signatory) condemns move, vows to preserve deal and continue peaceful nuclear/energy cooperation with Iran.
• 2019–2020: Iran breaches JCPOA limits; China sustains oil imports (often discounted), becoming Iran's economic lifeline under U.S. "maximum pressure."
• March 27, 2021: Iran-China sign 25-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (up to $400 billion Chinese investment in energy/infrastructure); includes oil-for-investment, Belt and Road integration, and clauses on joint exercises, intelligence sharing, and security cooperation (though military elements remain limited/cautious).
• 2023–2024: China brokers Saudi-Iran normalization (March 2023); joint naval drills with Iran/Russia continue; dual-use tech/precursor shipments support Iran's missile program amid proxy conflicts.
• January–June 2025: Trump revives indirect talks; China opposes Iran's nuclear weapons pursuit but backs "peaceful" program rights; trilateral consultations (China-Russia-Iran) occur; Beijing reaffirms 25-year pact implementation pre-strikes.
• June 13–22, 2025: Israel launches strikes; China condemns as sovereignty violation, urges de-escalation/ceasefire; offers mediation role but provides no material military aid; criticizes U.S./Israel actions while prioritizing energy stability (Strait of Hormuz concerns).

February 14: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations

February 19: Trump warns Iran of 'bad things' if no deal made, sets deadline of 10-15 days

Exclusive: Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China​

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Gavin Finch
February 24, 202610:44 AM GMT+1Updated February 26, 2026

 

[jonfresno]

This thing is over. We are now bouncing the rubble.

I hope you're right. I hope the president is right.

I was a big supporter of the Iraq war. Wasn't until a very conservative friend of mine, over time, convinced me I was wrong. (cost 2-3 trillion, as well as other "happenings" he correctly predicted).

I believed this at the time, but it took way longer:

 

[James48843]

This one is bad.

A Chinese company called MizarVision has been posting real-time US military positions on X throughout this war.

F-22 locations. Patriot batteries. Carrier movements. AWACS positions.

Some of those sites were struck by Iran shortly after.

The satellite imagery they used wasn't Chinese.

It was American and European commercial satellites. Bought. Processed. Published. Publicly.

China built Iran a real-time targeting intelligence service using Western data.

And posted it on X.

 

[Boghie]

I hope you're right. I hope the president is right.

I was a big supporter of the Iraq war. Wasn't until a very conservative friend of mine, over time, convinced me I was wrong. (cost 2-3 trillion, as well as other "happenings" he correctly predicted).

I believed this at the time, but it took way longer:
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You know who hasn't been an aggressive, terrorist state for quite some time...

If Iran becomes part of the civilized world, do we need to station carriers in that region, staff massive military commands in that region, etc.?