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US strategy to contain China undermined by Iran policy and weakened Quad support

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The United States' strategy to counter Chinese influence is being undermined by its approach to Iran and the port of Chabahar. India had invested in Chabahar as a trade route and a strategic counterweight to China's Gwadar port in Pakistan. However, recent US policy shifts, particularly under the Trump administration, have weakened support for initiatives like the Quad, which aimed to balance China's growing regional power. This has inadvertently benefited China's Belt and Road Initiative by diminishing the strategic value of Chabahar. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Khushboo Razdan ·

    How Trump’s Iran ‘own goal’ is hitting long-term US strategy to contain Chinese influence

    The United States has spent decades trying to blunt China’s strategic rise. Yet in the Middle East, sanctions and the war against Iran are now dismantling one of the few assets built to constrain Beijing’s influence in the region. The Iranian port of Chabahar has received strong …

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