Tehran/Beijing: China and Iran have signed a long-term, strategic deal, valid for 25 years. As per the deal, China will be investing nearly USD 400 billion in the Iranian oil sector. The agreement also includes military cooperation and the exchange of research and confidential information. Mojtaba Zonnour, a senior Iranian leader, informed that Iran is making moves for a similar agreement even with Russia. Former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin expressed concerns over the deal.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently visited Iran. He met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and special envoy Ali Larijani during the visit. The 25-year long-term strategic deal was signed between the two countries in a function held after these meetings. The agreement is named ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, and it includes sectors like ores, agriculture, transport, tourism, and fuel. As per the agreement, China will be investing nearly USD 400 billion in Iran, and Iran will be supplying oil to China in return.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi justified the agreement by saying, ‘The relations between the two countries have reached a strategic level, and China intends to strengthen its relation with Iran. The Chinese relations with Iran will not change with times and will be perpetual. Iran independently evaluates relations with every country and does not change its position only on a phone call.’
Mojtaba Zonnour, Chief of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, reacted that this is an essential path towards freedom from the shackles of sanctions imposed by the United States. Whereas Ali Shamkhani, Chief of Supreme National Security Council, warned that China’s agreement would expedite the process to end the United States. He also said that the concerned deal is a part of the Iranian ‘Active Resistance Policy’.
Israel has expressed concern over this agreement between Iran and China. Former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin warned, ‘The agreement includes joint war exercises and exchange of research and development along with confidential information. On the one hand, China is opposing the Iranian nuclear weapons, and at the same time, it is not assisting others to stop Iran from making a nuclear weapon. Iran expects China to stop the United States from exerting pressure on Iran. Iran wants security on the diplomatic level. China is fully aware that the Biden administration in the United States is not like the Trump regime. Therefore, China can become aggressive again.’
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