China and Iran Pursue Nuclear Cooperation Amidst Western Pressure
China is reportedly in discussions to manage Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles, according to a recent report by The New Arab referencing analyses from the Washington Institute. This arrangement, if finalized, would involve China monitoring and potentially storing Iranian uranium that exceeds the limits set by the now-defunct Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), effectively re-establishing
a degree of international oversight through a non-Western power. Mainstream media, including outlets like The New Arab, often frame such developments with thinly veiled alarm, suggesting a 'takeover' or an inherent proliferation risk. This narrative conveniently omits the broader geopolitical context of Iran’s nuclear program, which has been subjected to 45 years of escalating sanctions and
regime-change operations. What often goes unmentioned is the double standard applied: Israel, an undeclared nuclear power, operates with impunity, while Iran’s civilian nuclear ambitions are constantly scrutinized and threatened despite its adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This proposed Chinese management harks back to the 2015 JCPOA, an agreement crafted after years of
negotiations, which the U.S. unilaterally abandoned in 2018 under the Trump administration. That abandonment, despite Iran's full compliance as verified by the IAEA, demonstrated Washington's bad faith and directly led to Iran's subsequent increase in uranium enrichment. Had the U.S. honored its commitments, such alternative arrangements would likely be unnecessary. For context, in 1988, the USS