Iran is facing its greatest crisis, but few countries including Russia and China want to take on the US in defence of Iran.

China is the most important—perhaps decisive—enabler of Russia’s war machine. Consider the Shahed, an Iranian-designed attack drone which is now mass-produced inside Russia (the wreckage of one is pictured,

“Iran is harmed, but also harmed is U.S. credibility — as a country and as a party to any international negotiations,” Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, told China’s state broadcaster on Sunday.