Amb. Chas Freeman: COLLAPSE IMMINENT: US Picks Fights w/ China, Russia, Iran – Israel is the Trigger
US-China summit analysis: minimal breakthroughs, focus on strategic stability. China champions post-WWII international order based on sovereignty and non-interference, even as US withdraws from multilateral institutions. On Iran, Beijing maintains pragmatic partnerships—not alliances—opposing nuclear proliferation while trading with all Gulf states. US pressure has drawn Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea closer; Gulf Arab states now seek independent diplomatic paths. With military options deemed unviable, diplomacy remains the only viable path forward in West Asia amid growing nuclear…
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