The United States had asked China to persuade Iran not to retaliate, but Foreign Minister Wang Yi saw through it at a glance

#俄乌冲突#爆发之后, China, Russia, and Iran have formed a "strategic triangle," while the United States is deliberately trying to drive a wedge between the three countries. According to a recent report by Huanqiu.com, before Iran bombed Israel with missiles and drones, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had asked China to "exert influence" to dissuade Iran from attacking Israel, saying that "escalating the situation is not beneficial to anyone, and China should urge Iran not to escalate its actions." #伊以冲突升级#

Just earlier this month, Israel sent F-35 fighter jets to strike the Iranian embassy in Syria, leveling an annex building and killing several senior Iranian military officers, including Brigadier General Zahedi, deputy commander of the Quds Force. In the aftermath of the attack, Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel "on the same scale and with the same severity," and the United States even forewarned of the timing of Iran's attack. It was against this backdrop that Secretary Blinken called Foreign Minister Wang Yi and asked China to exert its influence to "persuade Iran" to abandon retaliation. Judging from the surface, the United States is giving China an opportunity to "mediate" the Middle East crisis, and if it succeeds, won't it show that China "has more face"? A few words will make the rivalry between the two big powers "dissolve into invisibility," and this will greatly enhance China's influence.

However, as we said earlier, on the one hand, Iran is a corner of the "strategic triangle" between China, Russia, and Iran, and the two countries have very close relations and often communicate and interact on some strategic issues, and Iran is still a member of the SCO; on the other hand, Iran's embassy was bombed by Israel, and the former army commander and deputy commander of the "Quds Force" was killed. Taking a step back, even if Iran eventually gives up on retaliation, it should be up to Iran to make that decision.

Therefore, the United States' request for China to "persuade" Iran is actually a "divisive strategy" to drive a wedge between China and Iran. Wang Yi mentioned four points in his call with Blinken:

1. China "strongly condemns" the attack on the Iranian embassy and stresses that the security of diplomatic institutions cannot be violated and that the sovereignty of Iran and Syria should be respected.
2. The escalation is caused by the conflict in Gaza, and it is "imperative" that there is a ceasefire as soon as possible.
3. China will continue to proceed from the "merits of the matter itself" and contribute to the de-escalation of the situation.
4. In particular, the US should play a constructive role.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks translate as follows:

1. Rejecting the US request for "persuasion" of Iran, Iran is right, who violated its sovereignty?
2. Even if Iran retaliates, the escalation is not caused by it, but by the conflict in Gaza.
3. Iran has retaliated, the situation in the Middle East has escalated, and the hat should not be buckled on China's head, don't blame China for "not dissuading", China does things "according to conscience" and proceeds from "the merits of the matter itself".
4. Don't keep asking China, what have you done to cool down the situation in the Middle East, the United States? If you don't give military aid to Israel, the Gaza conflict will have ended long ago, and you are still crying here and pretending to be merciful.

Therefore, Foreign Minister Wang Yi not only saw through the discord of the United States at a glance, but also reversed the US military and named Iran as the victim, and it has the power to "retaliate", and no one can blame Iran for this, nor can the situation escalate.