I'm no Chinese, but that is such a reductionist take. Back to topic please.
It depends what's in it for China.
They're trying to find a way to do it perpetually without spooking the markets. But on this specific issue (and no other really), Tehran actually has used its geography wisely to the point where they have global commodity markets bent over a barrel. Do excuse the poor pun.
When did they withdraw?
www.bbc.co.uk
Agree with you. USA is anything but "unipolar". It's a good thing and it means there is still hope of finding reason amidst the quagmire of irrational unidirectional love for a puny settler colony that does nothing but drain American resources. I wonder what the founding fathers would have thought of their nation being repeatedly pimped out by Tel Aviv on short notice.
With this incident and the official attack on Beirut, is it safe to assume the 'fig-leaf' of a cease-fire is officially laid to rest!?When did they withdraw?
US forces say they shot at an Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman
US Central Command says it shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
In a post on social media, the US military says the tanker, called M/T Hasna, was attempting to sail to an Iranian port, in defiance of the US blockade.
After repeated warnings, the US shot at the vessel with a cannon gun on a navy jet, disabling it, the post says.
"Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran," they wrote. "The US blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect."
A picture of the Hasna released by Centcom
US says it has attacked Iranian-flagged ship as Israel launches air strike on Beirut - live updates
The Israeli strike, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeted a senior Hezbollah commander, is the first to hit Beirut's suburbs since the April ceasefire.
