Immediately following American air strikes, Iranian military officials jetted to Beijing to negotiate the purchase of J-10C fighter jets and AWACS from China.

Pakistan's air force is equipped with Chinese-built fighters and missiles, and in a recent air battle against Indian forces shot down several top-line Western-built fighter jets and drones.

Chinese defense firms build equipment that is comparable or superior in quality, at considerable cost savings head-to-head against gear from NATO countries or Russia.

What's more, other militaries are struggling to build weapons at all, given that supply chains for the most advanced munitions and systems run through China for rare earth metals, and the other BRICS countries for raw materials.

If China agrees to supply Iran, it will remake the military and diplomatic landscape of the Middle East, for decades to come

Interesting times... /s

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Lol, we're going to end up in a WW3, aren't we?

[–] Laser@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Depending on the definition of war, it could be either yes, no or we already are.

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

I wish there were some threat of harm to Westerners, but sadly it's just rhetoric

[–] rumimevlevi 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes it is inevitable

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the west doesn't have industrial capacity to fight ww3

[–] rumimevlevi 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They would still do it. The west is too full of itself after decades of dominance

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

the worry I have is that it would end in a nuclear holocaust because the US regime would rather kills us all than accept that it's no longer the global hegemon

[–] tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can't refuel across the Pacific or build ships, I'm curious what the game plan would be. "Pivot to China" almost seems harmless now (not really since it involves meddling in subcontinent + SEA + Oceania)

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not really clear on what the plan is either. The US failed in their attempt at isolating China economically, they don't have military capacity to subjugate China by force, and they're entirely dependent on China economically. This would be a comical situation if the US didn't sit on a giant nuclear stockpile.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think that is the plan