Iran Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Support for UAE’s Claim on Disputed Gulf Islands

One expert says it won’t lead to a ‘big diplomatic dispute’ because China is Iran’s largest trading partner.

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.