American Expert: Iran exports a lot of cheap oil to China in exchange for weapons that can sink US aircraft carriers

Affected by the Ukrainian issue, Iran's attention in the first half of this year was reduced. However, with the continuous improvement of the degree of cooperation between China and Iran, many American experts have begun to re -top Sino -Iranian cooperation. Analysts of the Security Policy Center Maya Carin are one of them. Maya Kalin published two articles on the US "1945" website, thinking that Iran is currently exporting a lot of cheap oil to China. As a exchange, Iran will obtain weapons that can sink US military carriers from China.

Maya Kalin believes that from the current situation, the contradiction between Miki is difficult to resolve. However, the situation in Iran is very different from other Middle East countries. It is almost impossible for the United States to carry out large -scale land war with Iran. Air blows are the main ways to fight against Iran in the air. Although Iran has also launched ballistic missiles to attack the United States' military bases in the Middle East, for Iran, the best and most attractive results is to directly sink an American navy aircraft carrier.

In fact, Iran has been conducting such attempts. Judging from the target of aircraft carrier ships on the Oman Bay and the target of aircraft carrier ships that appeared in the Iranian military, the Iranian military has been working hard for it. It is only that Iran's military strength is too weak and cannot have this threat to the United States.

U.S. aircraft carrier targets in Iranian military exercises

However, if Iran takes oil as a exchange, what about the weapons that can sink from US aircraft carriers from China?

Just this week, Iranian President Ibrahim Laish was publicly expressed that he hoped that Iran could start a more close cooperation in the military field and China during his visit to Iran. Maya Kalin believes that this represents Iran's hope that China can provide corresponding support to Iran like Russia.

Starting from the "Iraqi War" in the 1980s, China began to cooperate with Iran in the military field. Iran imports 36 F-7N fighters, 450 63 armored vehicles, 600 YW750 armored ambulances, hundreds of 69-II main battle tanks, and a large number of 59-1 130 mm and large number Weapons and ammunition. Although these weapons and equipment were not the most advanced in the world at the time, it was the weapon with the highest use rate of both parties at the time. At that time, some people even joked that without China, Iran and Iraq could not play the Iraqi war at all for 8 years.

After the end of the Iraqi war, China's military cooperation with Iran has not ended, and has been strengthened in recent decades. The most typical is the C-802 anti-ship missile exported by China. It not only exported a large number of exports to Iran, but also achieved localization in Iran. Without China's help in the field of anti -ship missiles, Iran's current anti -ship combat capabilities will decrease another level.

Of course, Iran has also continuously strengthened cooperation with China in the energy field. During the visit to China in 2019, China said that it would invest more than US $ 200 billion in Iran's natural gas and oil industry. This is undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow for Iran, which has long lacked foreign investment. In 2021, China and Iran also signed a 25 -year "strategic agreement".

Recently, Iran crashed a F-14A "male cat" heavy fighter, which not only further weakened the Iranian Air Force's combat effectiveness, but also represented the Iranian F-14A fleet that had to be replaced. Although Iran and Russia had previously reported to sign a purchase contract for the Su-30SM fighter, the Iranian Air Force was huge, not dozens of Su-30SM fighters to fill.

In China, not only has the J-10CE fighter, but also has the "Dragon" Block3 fighter. Both fighters have already achieved good sales results, and the Iranian Air Force can completely buy it. The former can be used to replace the Iranian Air Force's current aging F-4 fighter, and the latter can replace the Iranian Air Force's F-5 light fighter. In addition, if the number of purchases is large, the transfer of production lines and production technology is not impossible.

On the other hand, its excellent fighter jets are mainly concentrated in the field of heavy fighters such as Su-35 and Su-30SM. In the field of medium-sized fighters and light fighters, it is not possible to match products with the Chinese J-10CE fighter and the "Dragon" Block3 fighter. Buying medium/light fighters and heavy fighters from China and Russia can meet the actual needs of the Iranian Air Force.

Of course, for Iran, China can also provide an important weapon that Russia cannot provide, that is, anti -ship ballistic missiles. Anti-ship ballistic missiles are actually a complete combat system, which not only includes anti-ship ballistic missile itself, but also maritime surveillance and tracking systems, such as satellite groups and tactical reconnaissance-8-free-8 of satellite groups that can provide long-term maritime monitoring. These things cannot be provided by Russia, only China can get it. Of course, this is also the weapon system that the United States does not want Iran to obtain.

Iran's actual combat field is mainly in the Persian Gulf and Oman Bay.Therefore, it is not necessary to need DF-21D and DF-26 "big killer". On the basis of the short-range tactical ballistic missile of the foreign trade version, China can design an anti-ship ballistic missile with a range within 1,000 kilometers, or directlyHelp Iran's modification of its domestic ballistic missiles.As for supporting surveillance methods, cooperation can be cooperated by paying for rent.For China, cooperation with Iran can ensure its safety in the energy field.For Iran, cooperation with China can protect themselves from the threat of US military hegemonism, which is a very good choice for both China and Iran.

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