OPINION_ Weakened Iran Hurts China, Bolsters Middle East Peace

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Weakened Iran Hurts China, Bolsters Middle East Peace 

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By Larry Bell 
Wednesday, 02 July 2025 12:15 PM EDT 
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Israeli and U.S. actions to neutralize Iran and its terror proxies as near-term nuclear threats present major strategic and technical dilemmas for major opponents of the free world, most particularly China, with expanded peace prospects throughout the Middle East. 

China Consequences: 

Israeli and U.S. airstrikes that penetrated Iran's detection and interception defenses to destroy or severely damage their nuclear facilities have significant consequences for China, an early supplier of Tehran’s nuclear expertise, military technology, and revenues as a customer for 90% of their crude oil exports. 

It is unclear what involvement China may currently have in advancing Iran’s nuclear weapon ambitions. Under pressure of a U.S. embargo supported by Western partners, in 1995, China, a signatory member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), suspended earlier plans announced in 1992 to provide Tehran with two nuclear power plants.

NPT prohibits all members from assisting any other state to develop nuclear weapons, and in addition, unrealistically requires that all nuclear exports from China be placed under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections to ensure compliance. 

China has rejected sanctions on Iranian oil imports as violations of legitimate trade, typically attributing and labelling its origins to other countries such as Malaysia, a major transshipment hub. Accordingly, China customs data shows no Iranian oil shipments since 2022. 

It is known that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has supplied Tehran with a web of air defense technologies and systems, which failed to deter Israeli and U.S. penetrations. 

Iran deployed what appeared to be Chinese-made Shennong 3000/5000 air defense laser systems in late 2024, along with Negah radar complexes, which were easily evaded or defeated by Israeli forces. 

And according to a 2017 report by Jane’s Defense Weekly, cited by a Chinese media network, Iran’s Negah air defense command and control system, which was active at the time of the Israeli strikes, is based on the Chinese JY-10 system. 

Of special concern to China, the U.S. bunker buster bomb destruction of Iran’s deeply buried Fordo and Natanz nuclear enrichment and storage sites demonstrates vulnerabilities of their most vital CCP government and military command center. 

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which operates directly under CCP authority, has a subterranean command bunker at a 60-meter depth under the Western Hills, a mountainous region at the edge of the Beijing municipal area. 

The U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear bunkers demonstrated to the CCP that such deeply buried strategic facilities are no longer out of reach of those massive blasters. 

Middle East Implications: 

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/iran-china-israel/2025/07/02/id/1217339/ 

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