Is the Iran war really about Iran or is it ultimately about China? In today’s livestream, Kevork Almassian speaks with Carl Zha about Beijing’s real position in the war, whether Washington is trying to use the Iran file as part of a broader China-containment strategy, and why the Strait of Hormuz matters not just for West Asia but for the future of global power.
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—Kevork Almassian is a Syrian geopolitical analyst and the founder of Syriana Analysis.










