How Chinese Experts are Reacting to the American-Israeli Strikes on Iran

Whatever their takes on U.S. strategy, Chinese analysts see Iran approaching a decisive break that could end the Islamic Republic.

Long exposure photo taken on February 28, 2026, shows flare trails of the interceptor missiles launched from Israeli air defence systems in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) By Andrea Ghiselli More than a hundred children at a girls’ primary school in Minab, in southern Iran, are reported dead. Missiles and drones are striking targets across Israel as well as the Gulf, from Kuwait to Oman, with the barrage not limited to military assets – such as U.S. bases and, allegedly, the USS Abraham Lincoln – but also civilian landmarks, including Dubai’s Burj Al Arab. And by the close of…

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