Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

THREAD

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The Chinese Communist Party plans to transform #Iran into a client state of #China. Tehran will use the rendered funds to further its malign initiatives, including fueling terrorism

This poses a grave threat for the Middle East and beyond.
oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Mi…

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The next phase of the 25-year deal between China and Iran will focus on a large-scale roll-out of electronic espionage and warfare capabilities focused around the port of Chabahar and extending for a nearly 5,000 kilometer (3,000 mile) radius.

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The mass surveillance, monitoring, and control systems to cover Iran’s population is to begin its full roll-out as from the second week of November.

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China will start to trial its own heavily-censored version of the internet via the Great Firewall of China [that prohibits foreign internet sites], in Iran

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China will use the end of the global arms embargo on Iran on October 18 to begin fast-tracked preparations for its increased military presence in Iran, as part of the "China-Iran Integrated Defence Strategy."

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Part of the new roll-out of software and hardware from China and Russia in Iran, according to the Iran sources, would be the Russian S-400 anti-missile air defence system: “To counter U.S. and/or Israeli attacks.”

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The Krasukha-2 and -4 systems are also likely to feature in the overall EW architecture, as they proved their effectiveness in Syria in countering the radars of attack, reconnaissance and unmanned aircraft.

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Bombers to be China versions of the Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3s, with a range of 6,800 km (2,410 km with a typical weapons load).

Fighters will be the all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter bomber/strike Sukhoi Su-34, plus the newer single-seat stealth attack Sukhoi-57.

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It is apposite to note that in August 2016, Russia used the Hamedan airbase to launch attacks on targets in Syria using both Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters.

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Chinese and Russian military vessels will be able to use newly-created dual-use facilities at Iran’s key ports at Chabahar, Bandar-e-Bushehr, and Bandar Abbas, constructed by Chinese companies.

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Deployments to include Chinese/Russian electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, encompassing key EW areas—electronic support (including early warning of enemy weapons use) plus electronic attack (including jamming systems) plus electronic protection (including of enemy jamming).

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Up to 5,000 Chinese security personnel will deploy to Iran to protect Chinese projects. This number will be increased to nearly 50,000 military & neo-military Chinese/ Russian personnel within the next 14 months.

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As from the second week of November, China plans to build one of the biggest intelligence gathering listening stations in the world, in Chabahar.

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The Chabahar facility will allow Beijing to extend its reach in monitoring and disrupting the communications of its perceived enemies, from Austria to Thailand.

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For more details, this read provides more info on the threats posed by 25-year Iran-China deal.
medium.com/@heshmatalavi2…