Hanif Samoon

🇺🇸🇨🇳 The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese ships will move through the Strait of Hormuz despite Trump's blockade. This is a moment of dangerous potential escalation, with China already supplying Iran with manpads and HQ-9 long-range air defense systems. If Chinese tankers come face-to-face with the U.S. Navy, at the very least, a dangerous stalemate will occur that will force both sides to take retaliatory action, and, ultimately, escalate the war. Iran would then be able to rely on China to give it as much firepower and other resources needed to prolong this war. What's also telling about this statement is that it seems to imply China believes Iran owns the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan is soon going to host the 2nd round of Islamabad Talks between Iran and the US. It will give 2nd round of heartburn to the Indian media.