Paul Craig Roberts calls Iran “the first country to stand up to the Israeli-American hegemony,” and chastises Russia and China for their “turn-the-other-cheek” response to the war. He writes:
Iran is the first country to stand up to Israeli-American hegemony and force both would-be hegemon to stand down.
China and Russia have issued words in support of Iranian sovereignty and have used words to condemn the Israeli-American aggression against Iran, but have done nothing to aid Iran in withstanding the Netanyahu-Trump joint aggression against Iran.
Indeed, both the “turn-the-other-cheek” Putin and China’s Wang Yi, encouraged Iran not to fight but to submit to negotiations and world opinion. John Helmer reports that Wang Yi encouraged Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi to bring about a full stop of hostilities. Wang Yi, a powerful person in the Chinese government, spoke further through his spokesman: “China believes that bringing about a full stop of hostilities is of utmost urgency, a relapse in fighting must be avoided and sticking to negotiations is highly important.” In other words, China puts the onus on Iran not to respond to aggression and threats of invasion. What a great ally China is, and Putin is no better.
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