China's Saudi-Iran gambit WashTimesOpEd
In one critical stroke, China has established itself as a major player in the Middle East, derailed a strategic objective of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and – again – caught President Biden flat-footed.
Iran remains the world’s biggest sponsor of terrorism. It does so through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the arm of government that finances and propels terrorism. The IRGC also dominates Iran’s legitimate and “black market” economies. China is probably Iran’s biggest oil customer which means it is dealing with the IRGC.
National Security Counsel spokesman John Kirby claimed that the Saudi-Iranian deal is a positive thing. Mr. Kirby said of the Chinese Saudi-Iran deal, “We support any effort to de-escalate tensions in the region. We think that’s in our interests, and it’s something that we worked on through our own effective combination of deterrence and diplomacy.”
Mr. Biden has repeatedly said that we want competition with China rather than conflict. China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, directly refuted that position on March 7. China isn’t done interfering in the Middle East. It reportedly is planning a major summit later this year between Iranian officials and Gulf State Arab monarchs. Merely by hosting the summit, China is reducing America’s standing among the participants. Any product of the summit will surely further reduce our influence in the Middle East.
China is trying to fill the political vacuum in South America left by Mr. Biden’s negligent hands-off policy toward South America.
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