The Big Mistake the West Is Making About Russia, China, and Iran

Many commentators concluded that the Iran crisis highlighted the limits of the so-called “axis of upheaval” between Tehran, Russia, China, and North Korea. Some went further to suggest Russia and China’s policies are failing in the Middle East, and that this axis falls apart when it matters. It is undeniably true that Tehran couldn’t count on its professed strategic partners in this crisis, especially when the United States demonstrated it was willing to use force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. But the consensus is wrong: the Russia-Iran-China axis hasn’t fallen apart. To the contrary, these countries now appear willing to work together even more closely to undermine U.S. interests...

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