The US defense chief on Wednesday, March 4, dismissed China and Russia as non-factors in Washington’s decision-making when it comes to the war against Iran.
“I don’t have a message for them, and they’re not really a factor here, and our issue is not with them,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a press conference, adding that the US focus was purely on ending what he called “the nuclear ambitions of Iran.”
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Russia and China have longstanding diplomatic and trade ties with Iran, while Russia has close military links to the country. Both Moscow and Beijing have criticized the US-Israeli war to topple the Iranian government and destroy its military.
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