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An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, travels near U.S. naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, on May 10, 2021. U.S. Navy via AP
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese communist regime’s ambassador in Tehran to express its anger and condemn Beijing for siding with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over disputed Gulf islands.
Some experts believe that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) expansion of influence in the Middle East has met a new setback.