00:00A joint warning from Washington's two
00:28biggest rivals. China and Russia are now openly cautioning President Trump against any military
00:35move on Iran, saying such action would shatter global stability and drag the world toward
00:42confrontation. From Beijing to Moscow, the message is coordinated and blunt. The era of unilateral
00:50U.S. force must end. After high-level talks in Beijing between China's top diplomat
00:57Wang Yi and Russia's security chief Sergei Shoigu, both sides vowed to defend true multilateralism.
01:06China's foreign ministry said the two powers will uphold the UN-centered international order
01:12and oppose what it called the law of the jungle politics practiced by Washington. The timing
01:18leaves little doubt. This is aimed directly at Trump's Iran threats.
01:24Iran, China, and Russia are preparing joint naval exercises in the northern Indian Ocean
01:31next month, a powerful show of solidarity. The drills follow reports of expanded security
01:37cooperation, intelligence sharing, and defense coordination since Iran's conflict with Israel
01:44last year. For Tehran, Beijing has become an economic lifeline and now an emerging security
01:51partner. President Trump says he prefers a deal, but pairs diplomacy with intimidation. From
01:59Mar-a-Lago, he boasted that the biggest, most powerful ships in the world are now near Iran,
02:06warning that if talks fail, the outcome will be decided by force. He calls it leverage. Beijing
02:12and Moscow call it brinkmanship. Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenli has answered with defiance. He warned
02:20that any U.S. strike would ignite a regional war, dismissing American naval moves as nothing new.
02:27He said the Iranian nation will not be intimidated, rejecting Trump's attempt to frighten Tehran
02:34into submission. Still, the U.S. buildup is unmistakable. The USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group,
02:42multiple destroyers armed with Tomahawk missiles, and roughly 15,000 American troops are now positioned across the
02:50region. Washington says its deterrence. China and Russia say its preparation for war.
02:56For years, China kept Iran at arm's length. No longer. Sanctions have tied Tehran's economy to
03:04Beijing, and now security ties are tightening as well. Russia, locked in its own standoff with the West,
03:11sees Iran as a frontline partner against U.S. dominance. Together, they are drawing a red line
03:19for Trump. The battle over Iran is no longer just Washington versus Tehran. It is now Washington versus
03:28a bloc led by China and Russia, armed with warships, markets, and diplomatic veto power. Trump says strength
03:36will force a deal. Beijing and Moscow warned strength could spark a global rupture. The next move may
03:44decide not just Iran's future, but the balance of power in the 21st century.
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