*#China deploys...destroyers... *

(7/7)

...while “another regional intelligence official said #Beijing had sent #LoiteringMunitions, or #KamikazeDrones, to the #IslamicRepublic,” signalling that even ostensibly limited transfers carry asymmetric implications against superior #Western #airpower in a contested theatre..."

👉A duration of the #IranianWar of just "...four weeks...," in particular with the partial goal of #RegimeChange, now seems even unlikelier, IMO👈
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China Arms Iran With Kamikaze Drones, HQ-16 Air Defences and Hypersonic Talks as US Strike Looms Over Persian Gulf Power Balance

China has reportedly transferred kamikaze drones and HQ-16/HQ-17AE air defence systems to Iran while negotiating anti-ship and hypersonic missile sales, reshaping regional deterrence calculations as US carrier deployments raise the risk of direct con…

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...*#China deploys stealth destroyers... *

(6/n)

*...Hypersonic Talks as US Strike Looms Over #PersianGulf Power Balance*

#Beijing’s [alleged] delivery of #LoiteringMunitions, surface-to-air missile batteries and potential DF-17 hypersonic systems [to #Iran] signals a decisive shift in #MiddleEast deterrence architecture amid escalating #US force posture adjustments.

(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — The reported delivery of #Chinese offensive and defensive weapons systems to #Iran unfolds...