Iran, China sign huge 25-year strategic deal; could reduce US regional influence

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Beijing to invest $400 billion in Iran in exchange for oil, report says; agreement will strengthen military ties and may undermine US leverage in Middle East

TEHRAN — Iran and China on Saturday signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement addressing economic issues amid crippling US sanctions on Tehran, according to Iranian state media.

The agreement, dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, covers a variety of economic activity from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran, as well as transportation and agricultural collaborations, according to the report.

China is Iran’s leading trade partner and was one of the biggest buyers of Iranian oil before then US president Donald Trump reimposed sweeping unilateral sanctions in 2018 after abandoning a multilateral nuclear agreement with Tehran.

The deal signed Saturday could undermine US leverage over Iran ahead of expected negotiations and lessen American influence in the Middle East. Ongoing US sanctions against Iran could hamper its trade with China despite Saturday’s agreement, however.

The Times report said Iran was prepared to host direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, further suggesting that US influence in the region could be waning.

The deal with China marked the first time Iran has signed such a lengthy agreement with a major world power. In 2001, Iran and Russia signed a 10-year cooperation agreement, mainly in the nuclear field, that was lengthened to 20 years through two five-year extensions.

Before the ceremony Saturday, Yi met Rouhani and the special Iranian envoy in charge of the deal, Ali Larijani.

The deal also supports tourism and cultural exchanges and comes on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iran. The two countries have had warm relations and both took part in a joint naval exercise in 2019 with Russia in the northern Indian Ocean.

Reportedly, Iran and China have done some $20 billion in trade annually in recent years. That’s down from nearly $52 billion in 2014, however, because of a decline in oil prices and US sanctions imposed in 2018 after Trump pulled the US unilaterally out of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran has since pulled away from restrictions imposed under the deal under those sanctions in order to put pressure on the other signatories — Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — to provide new economic incentives to offset US sanctions. Iran is also believed to be maneuvering for leverage ahead of expected negotiations with the Biden administration.

The nuclear accord gave Iran relief from international sanctions in return for limits on its nuclear program, but after Trump took the US out of the deal Iran walked back its own commitments, including by enriching uranium past the accord’s limits and barring UN inspections of its nuclear facilities. A number of other world powers remain committed to the deal.

US President Joe Biden wants to negotiate tougher conditions for an agreement with Iran, including by limiting its missile production and destabilizing activities in the region. Iran has ruled out such talks and demands the US lift sanctions before it returns to compliance, putting the two sides at a stalemate.

A US official said Saturday that it doesn’t matter “who goes first” to return to compliance with the deal, suggesting Washington was softening its position in the standoff with Tehran.

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have voiced opposition to the Biden administration’s desire to rejoin the deal, putting Jerusalem and Washington at odds on the issue. Some leading Israeli officials in recent months have warned of military action to halt Iran’s nuclear program.

Nonetheless, Israeli and US officials agreed to set up a joint team for sharing intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program during recent strategic talks, according to a report last week.

The accord brings Iran into China's Belt and Road Initiative, a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure scheme intended to stretch from East Asia to Europe.

The project aims to significantly expand China’s economic and political influence, and has raised concerns in the United States.

China has spoken out often against U.S. sanctions on Iran and partly contested them. Zarif called it "a friend for hard times".

Wang met President Hassan Rouhani ahead of the signing in Tehran. The agreement was expected to include Chinese investments in sectors such as energy and infrastructure.

The agreement is said to have been in the works since Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Iran in 2016, also agreeing to increase bilateral trade more than 10-fold to $600bn in the next decade.


My take:Madeal makubwa makubwa hayo hivi sisi ile ziara zaidi ya ile milioni 1 za chuo cha ufundi chato kuna kingine tulipewa na wachina?eti ndo marafiki zetu mayoootanzania na China wana miaka 60 ya ushirikiano iran na china wana miaka 50 lakini wana deal la matrilioni ya pesa sisi jee?

Nanukuu ujumbe wa China Chato
"Akiwa katika chuo hicho cha Veta, YI amesema “China itaendelea kuisadia vyuo vya ufundi stadi na kwa niaba ya Serikali ya China natoa msaada wa fedha za China Sh 1milioni,”

Hii itaua ushawishi wa Washington kabisa na sanctions zimefeli iran miaka michache tu inakua super power mpya jamaa wanakuja kwa kasi ya ajabu




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Beijing to invest $400 billion in Iran in exchange for oil, report says; agreement will strengthen military ties and may undermine US leverage in Middle East

TEHRAN — Iran and China on Saturday signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement addressing economic issues amid crippling US sanctions on Tehran, according to Iranian state media.

The agreement, dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, covers a variety of economic activity from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran, as well as transportation and agricultural collaborations, according to the report.

China is Iran’s leading trade partner and was one of the biggest buyers of Iranian oil before then US president Donald Trump reimposed sweeping unilateral sanctions in 2018 after abandoning a multilateral nuclear agreement with Tehran.

The deal signed Saturday could undermine US leverage over Iran ahead of expected negotiations and lessen American influence in the Middle East. Ongoing US sanctions against Iran could hamper its trade with China despite Saturday’s agreement, however.

The Times report said Iran was prepared to host direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, further suggesting that US influence in the region could be waning.

The deal with China marked the first time Iran has signed such a lengthy agreement with a major world power. In 2001, Iran and Russia signed a 10-year cooperation agreement, mainly in the nuclear field, that was lengthened to 20 years through two five-year extensions.

Before the ceremony Saturday, Yi met Rouhani and the special Iranian envoy in charge of the deal, Ali Larijani.

The deal also supports tourism and cultural exchanges and comes on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iran. The two countries have had warm relations and both took part in a joint naval exercise in 2019 with Russia in the northern Indian Ocean.

Reportedly, Iran and China have done some $20 billion in trade annually in recent years. That’s down from nearly $52 billion in 2014, however, because of a decline in oil prices and US sanctions imposed in 2018 after Trump pulled the US unilaterally out of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran has since pulled away from restrictions imposed under the deal under those sanctions in order to put pressure on the other signatories — Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — to provide new economic incentives to offset US sanctions. Iran is also believed to be maneuvering for leverage ahead of expected negotiations with the Biden administration.

The nuclear accord gave Iran relief from international sanctions in return for limits on its nuclear program, but after Trump took the US out of the deal Iran walked back its own commitments, including by enriching uranium past the accord’s limits and barring UN inspections of its nuclear facilities. A number of other world powers remain committed to the deal.

US President Joe Biden wants to negotiate tougher conditions for an agreement with Iran, including by limiting its missile production and destabilizing activities in the region. Iran has ruled out such talks and demands the US lift sanctions before it returns to compliance, putting the two sides at a stalemate.

A US official said Saturday that it doesn’t matter “who goes first” to return to compliance with the deal, suggesting Washington was softening its position in the standoff with Tehran.

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have voiced opposition to the Biden administration’s desire to rejoin the deal, putting Jerusalem and Washington at odds on the issue. Some leading Israeli officials in recent months have warned of military action to halt Iran’s nuclear program.

Nonetheless, Israeli and US officials agreed to set up a joint team for sharing intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program during recent strategic talks, according to a report last week.

The accord brings Iran into China's Belt and Road Initiative, a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure scheme intended to stretch from East Asia to Europe.

The project aims to significantly expand China’s economic and political influence, and has raised concerns in the United States.

China has spoken out often against U.S. sanctions on Iran and partly contested them. Zarif called it "a friend for hard times".

Wang met President Hassan Rouhani ahead of the signing in Tehran. The agreement was expected to include Chinese investments in sectors such as energy and infrastructure.

The agreement is said to have been in the works since Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Iran in 2016, also agreeing to increase bilateral trade more than 10-fold to $600bn in the next decade.


My take:Madeal makubwa makubwa hayo hivi sisi ile ziara zaidi ya ile milioni 1 za chuo cha ufundi chato kuna kingine tulipewa na wachina?eti ndo marafiki zetu mayoootanzania na China wana miaka 60 ya ushirikiano iran na china wana miaka 50 lakini wana deal la matrilioni ya pesa sisi jee?

Nanukuu ujumbe wa China Chato
"Akiwa katika chuo hicho cha Veta, YI amesema “China itaendelea kuisadia vyuo vya ufundi stadi na kwa niaba ya Serikali ya China natoa msaada wa fedha za China Sh 1milioni,”

Hii itaua ushawishi wa Washington kabisa na sanctions zimefeli iran miaka michache tu inakua super power mpya jamaa wanakuja kwa kasi ya ajabu




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Watu wengi wanao shangilia china kuwa super power hawajuwi ubaya wa China.
 
Watu wengi wanao shangilia china kuwa super power hawajuwi ubaya wa China.

Tueleze ubaya wake ili nasi tujue.
But the things to understand, China is buying the world. Also China is constructing the world. Its influence across the globe is exponentially growing. Even America is admitting that, China is indeed their serious competitor. The reason behind all these is that, China did not allow the external interference. Afrika has the way to go, because everyone is thinking has the right to tell do's and don'ts. This is a serious problem.
 
Watu wengi wanao shangilia china kuwa super power hawajuwi ubaya wa China.
Tupatie mtiritiko wa matukio ya ukatiri wa Wachina Duniani,mfano: Ni mataifa mangapi yaliwahi kuvamiwa na Uchina-kupindua Serikali halali na kusimika ma puppet, lini Uchina iliwahi kuhusishwa katika njama za Ku-assasinate foreign Presidents, kuhusishwa ku-fund vikundi vya kigahidi kuvuruga mataifa ambayo hawaya pendi lengo likiwa ni kupora mali asili za mataifa hayo na hicho ndicho kinaendelea kaskazini mwa jimbo la Msumbiji lenye utajiri mkubwa wa gesi na mafuta, lini Uchina iliwahi kusambaza mbegu za GMO ambazo licha ya kuleta madhara kwa binadamu-mbegu hizo ukisha vuna uwezi kuweka akiba ukipanda zikakubali kuota tena mpaka ununue nyingine tena kutoka makampuni yao.
 
Tueleze ubaya wake ili nasi tujue.
But the things to understand, China is buying the world. Also China constructing the world. Its influence across the world is exponentially growing. Even America is admitting that, China is indeed their serious competitor. The reason behind all these is that, China did not allow the external interference. Afrika has the way to go, because everyone is thinking has the right to tell do's and don'ts. This is a serious problem.
What a splendid analysis, Bravo.
 
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