Top Iranian Officials Visit Russia as China Operates Behind the Scenes: Analysts

Iran has continuous support from the ‘axis of evil’ led by the CCP, but the Iran war has exposed weakness in Beijing’s hard-power projection, analysts said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hold talks at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on April 27, 2026. Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

As ceasefire negotiations with the United States reached an impasse, the Iranian regime’s foreign minister and deputy defense minister have visited Russia to seek help.

Analysts told The Epoch Times that the Chinese communist regime is at the core of the “axis of evil” of China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea and operating behind the scenes, even as the Iran war has exposed Beijing’s weak hard-power projection.