MOSCOW: A senior Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has bee
  • rockSlayer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    China cut direct financial ties to Russia due to secondary sanctions by the US. This isn’t a Ukrainian war thing, this is a “Iran and Houthi opposition to Western support of Israel” thing.

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        Couple things here:

        • Trade is not synonymous with support
        • China is opposed to the West as well, creating incentives for Ansar Allah to avoid antagonizing China
        • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          10 months ago

          Denmark isn’t sending arms to Israel, so why are their ships being attacked?

          Ultimately, this is a “Iran and Houthi opposition to the West” thing.