Iran, Russia, China bolstering alliance in West-dominated world
Iran, Russia, and China have over the past years been expanding their cooperation in various fields from economy to military and security. The three countries are strongly critical of what they see as unilateral policies pursued by the West, especially the United States. This common view has further aligned Iran, Russia, and China, with all advocating for a new world order in which multilateralism speaks first. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently said his country, Russia, and China can take significant steps to promote international peace and security.
Jafar Ghanadbashi, an Iranian expert in West Asia issues, believes that Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing are capable of working towards what the foreign minister has said, as their policies are aligned, and that the trio have already boosted cooperation among themselves, which offers them great help to achieve higher goals at the international arena. The following is the full interview of Iran Daily with Ghanadbashi.
In fact, Iran, Russia, and China need to expand their cooperation both on a strategic and non-strategic level. In the economic arena, Iran, Russia, and China are looking to leverage each other’s strengths, especially at a time when they, particularly China, are in a sort of economic war with the West led by the US.
In terms of economics, Iran, Russia, and China are cooperating in areas such as energy, development projects, maritime routes, as well as using ports and transit corridors. That cooperation needs to be developed further as Iran, China, and Russia are emerging as three major powers in a multipolar world that is taking shape.
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