Iran’s President says Tehran can’t even access its own money sitting in China

[Nimble]

@Nimble SO MUCH FOR THE “NO-LIMITS” FRIENDSHIP

Nothing surprising.... China has never ever dared to openly support any of its paper allies the way USA or nato does...

 

[Watandar]

I see great potential in Iran becoming a major economic power.

But honestly, I feel Iran is unnecessarily sacrificing itself because of the Palestine issue. Iran could have followed a path more similar to Turkey, Pakistan, the UAE, or Saudi Arabia—maintaining its political positions while also focusing strongly on economic development, international relations, trade, investment, and the well-being of its own people. No other countries want to sacrifice herself for Palestinian, so why only Iran, even we know - alone can not be done anything

I respect Iran and its people, but I disagree with the way Iran has handled some of its external international issues. In my view, the biggest concern is that Iran’s policies have come at a significant cost to its own people and economy, while the results have not always been favorable.

Iran has enormous potential, and I genuinely believe it could achieve much more by balancing its regional interests with stronger economic engagement with the rest of the world.

And you rightly said, no other countries would sacrifice for Iran...

A few of your points are valid however you are forgetting about a major political reality of the Mideast, one that was imposed in WW1 by the West and continues till today. And that is if you obey the West, you will be allowed to make some money and enjoy upto a point, but if you dare to disobey the West then you are a target. Iran has been in the latter category since 1979.

 

[jr_pdf]

Nothing surprising.... China has never ever dared to openly support any of its paper allies the way USA or nato does...

Did you forget last year's war? The only one that has never had a reliable ally is India. As long as a war starts, India's those high-sounding friends all run far away to laugh at you. Under the great Modi's diplomacy, friends all harbor ulterior motives, enemies are more and more. Yes, as long as India continues to be weak, neighbors do not mind coming to bite off a piece of meat.

 

[MS Sandhu]

I see great potential in Iran becoming a major economic power.

But honestly, I feel Iran is unnecessarily sacrificing itself because of the Palestine issue. Iran could have followed a path more similar to Turkey, Pakistan, the UAE, or Saudi Arabia—maintaining its political positions while also focusing strongly on economic development, international relations, trade, investment, and the well-being of its own people. No other countries want to sacrifice herself for Palestinian, so why only Iran, even we know - alone can not be done anything

I respect Iran and its people, but I disagree with the way Iran has handled some of its external international issues. In my view, the biggest concern is that Iran’s policies have come at a significant cost to its own people and economy, while the results have not always been favorable.

Iran has enormous potential, and I genuinely believe it could achieve much more by balancing its regional interests with stronger economic engagement with the rest of the world.

And you rightly said, no other countries would sacrifice for Iran...

Iran is not sacrificing anything for Palestine.
Iran had its own expansionist strategic interests and very personal problems against US .
So using their sectarian leverage over Arab/nonArab Shiites that are frankly devoid of any central state level leadership, they,admittedly, built quite a strong axis of resistance.
They satanized America and told people that every single problem of yours is due to Americans.People actually love such fantasies thus giving unparalleled power to Tehran but obviously they went too far with their fantasies and finally reality started knocking doors at Tehran.

 

[Watandar]

Although he is the President of Iran, he has absolutely no idea how this so-called "money" actually works. The parties involved will never let him in on it or allow him to get involved.

However, as Indians, you can certainly start your routine mockery—though the truth is, no one really cares what you have to say.

Yes, if the money is in Chinese banks, it can still be used to pay for Chinese stuff and the records kept off the books for now to avoid any sanctions question. How else is Iran paying China for what it has been receiving from them for the last 12 months ?

There are lots of workarounds China, Russia etc have implemented to get around sanctions while West thinks all is hunky dory. The US has even begun to copy one technique the Russians were using , ship-to-ship transfers of oil.

The media loves statements like this because it allows then to tell one side of a story and then partisans jump in.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

A few of your points are valid however you are forgetting about a major political reality of the Mideast, one that was imposed in WW1 by the West and continues till today. And that is if you obey the West, you will be allowed to make some money and enjoy upto a point, but if you dare to disobey the West then you are a target. Iran has been in the latter category since 1979.

It's nothing related to the world War.. Till 1970s, everything was good..

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Iran is not sacrificing anything for Palestine.
Iran had its own expansionist strategic interests and very personal problems against US .
So using their sectarian leverage over Arab/nonArab Shiites that are frankly devoid of any central state level leadership, they,admittedly, built quite a strong axis of resistance.
They satanized America and told people that every single problem of yours is due to Americans.People actually love such fantasies thus giving unparalleled power to Tehran but obviously they went too far with their fantasies and finally reality started knocking doors at Tehran.

Why did the relationship change so dramatically after the 1970s? Before the Islamic Revolution, Iran had close relations with the United States and even operated advanced American weapons such as the F-14 Tomcat.

My point is that Iran's confrontation with the U.S. and Israel did not originally begin because of Palestine. After 1979, Palestine became an important part of Iran's ideology and regional strategy, but Iran also had its own strategic interests and conflicts with the United States.

In my view, Iran has paid a much higher price than most other countries for its support of the Palestinian cause. Many other countries strongly criticize Israel and express support for Palestine at the UN and through diplomatic statements, but they are generally unwilling to accept the same economic, military, or strategic costs themselves.

That is why I believe Iran should reconsider its approach. Supporting Palestine does not necessarily require sacrificing Iran's own economy, security, and the well-being of its people. Iran could pursue a more pragmatic policy—supporting the Palestinian cause diplomatically and economically while maintaining stronger relations with the wider international community and focusing more on its own development and prosperity.

My argument is not that Iran should abandon Palestine; rather, Iran should not bear a disproportionate cost for an issue that other countries also claim to support.

 

[retaxis]

Okay we'll see if you get found in Indian section threads or not..

lmao all you indians do is post anti china thread to cope and you want to see me? Like I said low IQ and jealousy is ugly trait

 

[r3alist]

Did you forget last year's war? The only one that has never had a reliable ally is India. As long as a war starts, India's those high-sounding friends all run far away to laugh at you. Under the great Modi's diplomacy, friends all harbor ulterior motives, enemies are more and more. Yes, as long as India continues to be weak, neighbors do not mind coming to bite off a piece of meat.

A nation that inflicts bi polar onto itself

They need to be studied


One minute Pakistan is alone, everyone loves India's GDP, the next minute boycott turkey, boycott Chinese phones they are with Pakistan

 

[Watandar]

It's nothing related to the world War.. Till 1970s, everything was good..

Because uptil the 1970's Iran also had a puppet pro Western regime that obeyed Washington/Tel Aviv.