The Growing Russia-China-Iran Alliance

Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, The Diplomat: What’s in the Growing Russia-China-Iran Trilateral Convergence?

Potential security engagements among the three have spotlighted their increasing convergence.

While much of the focus in terms of minilateral alignments in the Asian region tends to be on those involving U.S. allies and partners, be it the Quad or U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral dynamics, there are other arrangements beyond this as well. Of particular note are the arrangements that have been forged by China and Russia over the past few years.

One of these is the China-Russia-Iran relationship. Like many other arrangements, this represents the outgrowth of the combination of existing links between the three countries and recent convergences due to various trends and developments, including growing opposition to the United States that has risen further under President Donald Trump. And it continues to attract headlines about other countries that could join as well, including Pakistan.

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WNU Editor: For China it is all about oil. For Russia, it is providing energy to China and having allies in the Middle East. For Iran it is selling oil to China, and having security guarantees from both China and Russia.

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