Gosh, everybody wants to make friends with Iran these days:
China wants to have closer military ties with Iran, the Chinese defence minister told the visiting head of the Iranian navy on Thursday, state media reported, reaffirming diplomatic links despite controversy over Iran’s nuclear plans.
Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan told Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari that the two armed forces have seen “good cooperation on mutual visits, personnel training and other fields in recent years,” China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.
“Exchanges between the two navies have been fruitful and their warships have paid successful visits to each other,” it cited Chang as saying.
“Chang… stressed China is willing to work with Iran to further pragmatic cooperation and strengthen military-to-military ties.”
Which friendship do you think Tehran is more likely to honor — ours or China’s?
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