A few days ago, a high-level meeting between China and Iran was held in Russia, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a direct dialogue with Ahmadian, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
During the meeting, the Chinese side immediately threw out three commitments to Iran: support for Iran to safeguard national sovereignty and security and national dignity, support for Iran in opposing external interference and unreasonable suppression, and support Iran in resolving differences with regional countries through dialogue.
Iran's National Security Secretary Ahmadian and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
It can be said that these three "supports" of China can very well reflect the current reality of Iran in the Middle East. On the one hand, Iran wants to get rid of the influence of Western sanctions and normalize the country's economy and development;
On the other hand, Iran wants to consolidate its current strategic position, maintain its dignity as the leader of the "arc of resistance", and avoid being constrained by the United States and the West at the strategic level.
However, with the expansion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the situation in the Middle East has gradually become out of control, and even Iran has inevitably been affected.
From the initial bombing of the Iran embassy in Syria by Israel warplanes to the attack on the Hamas leader in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Israel's intention is to provoke Iran, involve other countries in the region in the conflict, and expand the conflict to maintain the continuation of Netanyahu's regime.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Moreover, Israel is becoming more and more unscrupulous with the support of United States behind it. Although Iran has repeatedly released harsh words and vowed to take retaliatory measures, it has no intention of "escalating the conflict into war", so it often thunders and rains when retaliating.
This performance is also regarded by the outside world as "insufficient strength", and Iran's control of the regional situation has become more and more passive.
In this context, what Iran needs most is support from the international community, especially from major powers.
These three "supports" of China not only fully respect the wishes of regional countries to seek peace and development, but also respond to Iran's current core security concerns - that is, "safeguarding national sovereignty and national dignity".
China-Iran relations
After receiving the "reassurance" from the Chinese side, the new Iran President Pezeshiziyan made the latest statement on relations with China at his first press conference after taking office.
He said that China and Iran have good relations, and he supports China's joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and will continue to strengthen strategic relations with China.
In addition, he also referred to the China-Iran Comprehensive Cooperation Plan, saying that the two countries should continue to implement the plan, and said that he looked forward to more cooperation with China in the future.
In this statement, there is a new statement worth noting, that is, the new president of Iran mentioned that he wants to strengthen strategic relations with China.
This means that Iran regards the development of relations with China as the top priority of its diplomatic strategy, and China-Iran relations have stability and continuity.
Iran President Pezekhizsian held his first press conference after taking office
This is because China is not only a diplomatic partner but also a partner for Iran, and economic and trade cooperation is the endogenous driving force of Sino-Iranian relations.
That is why the new president of Iran made special mention of the China-Iran Comprehensive Cooperation Plan and said that the two countries should continue to implement the plan.
It shows that the new Iran government regards economic development as a key task, and China is the key object of cooperation, so Iran attaches great importance to relations with China.
China is also willing to deepen cooperation with Iran, but cooperation is not achieved overnight, and Iran wants China to help with this and increase investment in Iran. But Iran itself must be prepared to welcome foreign investment and strive to provide a safe, stable and fair business environment.
Iran is rich in energy
All in all, only when both sides work together can the cake become bigger and bigger and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.