US President Joe Biden concluded his four-day trip to the Middle East trying to give reassurances of Washington s influence in the region, which was riposted by Chinese observers as this trip only showed that US influence in this region is declining, since Biden returned home empty-handed after none of his major goals - pushing regional countries to contain Iran, and persuading them to increase oil supplies to slash Russia s oil income - were achieved.
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday and both sides agreed to further deepen cooperation in military and other areas, during a rare visit by the Chinese Defense Minister to Iran that experts say could help elevate China-Iran military ties to an unprecedented level against the backdrop of an increasingly hostile US and a tumultuous global situation.
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The Taliban's latest promise on domestic and international issues reflects their progressive intentions, and experts said the international community should be patient to see what they will do for the future development of war-torn Afghanistan.