America's Iran Policy is Helping China Advance Its Vision of a Multipolar World

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
October 1, 2018 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Skeptics Tags: IranChinaNationalismPopulismDonald Trump

America's Iran Policy is Helping China Advance Its Vision of a Multipolar World

Beijing is using Washington’s maximalist approach to Tehran as a transatlantic wedge.

 

John S. Van Oudenaren is assistant director at the Center for the National Interest.

Image: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid