Did President Trump Drive China And Iran Together?

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Philip H. Gordon, War On The Rocks: Has Trump Driven China and Iran Together?

Recent reports that Iran and China are pursuing a long-term, economic and security partnership have set off alarm bells in the Trump administration, and rightly so. According to Iranian officials, the deal would vastly expand Chinese investments in banking, telecommunications, ports, railways, and dozens of other projects in exchange for Tehran supplying Beijing with discounted oil for the next 25 years. The deal would also potentially include joint military training, exercises, counter-terrorism cooperation, intelligence sharing, and arms transfers to Iran.

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WNU Editor: The above author believes this China - Iran alliance accelerated under President Trump. But this relationship/alliance has been ongoing way before President Trump even thought of running for the Presidency. From China selling missiles to Iran in 2011 .... China Is Selling Missiles To Iran In Violation Of UN Sanctions (November 3, 2011). Financial assistance in 2013 .... The Close Ties Between China And Iran (July 2, 2013). Banking assistance to the Revolutionary Guards in 2014 .... Report: Iran Uses Chinese Banks And Companies To Finance International Operations Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Elite Quds Force (November 18, 2014). Massive trade deal in 2016 .... Iran And China Have Agreed To A $600 Billion Trade Deal (January 23, 2016). Joint military exercises in 2017 .... Iran And China Conduct Joint Naval Exercises In The Strait Of Hormuz (June 19, 2017). President Trump did not drive China and Iran together. They were already together.

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