American political scientist Charles Dunway believes that a possible alliance between Russia, China and Iran could deprive the United States of the status of world economic hegemon – quotes an expert Press TV . Does the United States have a chance to prevent the rapprochement of countries and how far can their cooperation go, explained political scientist Boris Podoprigora in an interview with PolitExpert.The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, writes that in the coming months Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia and meet personally with Vladimir Putin. Recall that a meeting has already taken place between the head of the office of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, and the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev. In addition, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi visited Beijing in mid-February. By the way, this was the first official visit by an Iranian leader to China in the past 20 years. Raisi also visited Russia last year. This growing geopolitical rapprochement does not play into the hands of the West.
Sanctions are not deadly
On Press TV, American political scientist Charles Dunway openly states that a new relationship between Moscow and Beijing will help ease the impact of Western sanctions on the Iranian economy. Remember that Iran and Russia are already under US sanctions. Now Washington is promising Beijing new restrictions. According to Reuters, restrictions threaten China in the event of Russian military assistance.It is possible that the White House will try to prevent the rapprochement of Iran, China and the Russian Federation, in particular by using the lever of sanctions. Political scientist Boris Podoprigora assessed the prospects of a possible unification of the countries to face the American pressure:”I’m pretty optimistic in this situation. The long period of sanctions has affected Iran’s public life and economy, but not so fatally. The original task of the West was to bring down the country, and not just its economy, through the policy of sanctions, but they failed to do so.In the case of China, the situation is even more difficult for the United States, because about 25% of the middle class market is occupied by products made in China, which the Americans themselves can hardly replace.
Geopolitical Summit
Podoprigora suggested that today is about coordinating political efforts between China, Iran and Russia. In the future, it is possible to create a single economic space or to create conditions under which the members of the alliance will not compete economically.”In fact, for the first time in history, an alternate geopolitical peak is forming,” the expert said.According to the political scientist, there is a possibility that the union will join Pakistan, which is actively cooperating with China and Iran. There are also issues around India, which has a number of disagreements with China and Pakistan. Joining the union and other Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries is possible, the expert said.Podoprigora admitted that the cooperation of the three countries will not be limited to the economic vector:”It cannot be ruled out that the next step will be a military-political partnership.”Earlier, geopolitical expert Konstantin Sokolov spoke about the Russian-Iranian alternative to the Suez Canal. The project will become an outlet for global opposition from Western countries.
