Can the US patch things up with Iran and China? - analysis

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Can the US patch things up with Iran and China? - analysis
Russia is a close partner of China and Iran and both countries are also challenging the US.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

The US could be hedging its bets on tensions with Russia by trying to cool down friction with China and Iran. Russia is a close partner of China and Iran, as both challenge the US. China is ratcheting up tensions around Taiwan, while Iran is threatening US forces in Syria and in the Gulf.

For America, this presents the possibility of a multifront conflict or, in reality, a multifront arena of tensions where countries try to poke at US global hegemony to test the US’s response. The US can’t respond to everything; in fact, as the China “spy balloon” story illustrated, one crisis at a time is usually enough.

more.............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-745153
 
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