đźđ· Over 100 countries sent delegations to Khamenei's funeral and the guest list tells you almost everything about the new geopolitical map.
Russia sent Medvedev as Putin's personal envoy. China sent senior parliamentary leadership. Pakistan's Prime Minister came with the Army Chief in tow. Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan's Taliban deputy PM, Oman, all present.
Hezbollah and Hamas delegations in the hall alongside Shia scholars from across the world.
And zero European countries, after Iran's Foreign Ministry explicitly told them they weren't invited because they were on the wrong side of history.
This funeral is also a realignment map. Every country that showed up and at what level is a data point about where they see themselves in whatever comes after Khamenei.
The countries that sent heads of state versus special envoys versus parliamentary officials versus nobody at all is a complete picture of the post-war Middle East order being drawn at this very moment around a coffin in Tehran.
Source: Middle East Spectator, Al Jazeera, CNN / Writer: Oliver
đšđłđŠđȘ BREAKING: âBeijing breaks protocol and rebukes Abu Dhabi:
âđŽ During the visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, to Beijing, reports indicate that the UAE tried to win over China by deepening economic ties in exchange for a clear demand: đŽ Cut ties with Iran and dismantle the Sino-Iranian partnership.
âHowever, the response was decisive, delivering a rebuke to Abu Dhabi: "We choose our allies..."
âđŽ "Friendship with the UAE has limits, and it does not include interfering in our relations with Iran."
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