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August 14, 2020

Sino-Iranian Ties Are Dangerous, but Will Only Go So Far

The Islamic Republic’s appeal to China is a sign that “maximum pressure” is working.

The leaking of a draft of an extensive agreement for economic and strategic cooperation between Beijing and Tehran—two fiercely anti-American regimes—has caused serious concern in Washington. Jerusalem is also alarmed at the prospect that a regional power dedicated to Israel’s destruction now has the backing of the world’s second-mightiest country. While these worries are undoubtedly justified, argue Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein, there are limits to how much China can, or will, do for Iran:

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