The next threat, China transforming Iran into a client state

1) The Chinese Communist Party plans to transform #Iran into a client state of #China. Tehran will use the rendered funds to further its malign initiatives, including fueling terrorism

This poses a grave threat for the Middle East and beyond.

2) The next phase of the 25-year deal between China and Iran will focus on a large-scale roll-out of electronic espionage and warfare capabilities focused around the port of Chabahar and extending for a nearly 5,000 kilometer (3,000 mile) radius.

3) The mass surveillance, monitoring, and control systems to cover Iran’s population is to begin its full roll-out as from the second week of November.

4) China will start to trial its own heavily-censored version of the internet via the Great Firewall of China [that prohibits foreign internet sites], in Iran

5) China will use the end of the global arms embargo on Iran on October 18 to begin fast-tracked preparations for its increased military presence in Iran, as part of the "China-Iran Integrated Defence Strategy."

6) Part of the new roll-out of software and hardware from China and Russia in Iran, according to the Iran sources, would be the Russian S-400 anti-missile air defence system: “To counter U.S. and/or Israeli attacks.”

7) The Krasukha-2 and -4 systems are also likely to feature in the overall EW architecture, as they proved their effectiveness in Syria in countering the radars of attack, reconnaissance and unmanned aircraft.

8) Bombers to be China versions of the Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3s, with a range of 6,800 km (2,410 km with a typical weapons load).

Fighters will be the all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter bomber/strike Sukhoi Su-34, plus the newer single-seat stealth attack Sukhoi-57.

9) It is apposite to note that in August 2016, Russia used the Hamedan airbase to launch attacks on targets in Syria using both Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters.

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1303708095940571137.html

https://archive.is/wip/ADzIg