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> Chinese Air-Defense Transfer Emboldens Iran and Draws Secondary Sanctions

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China's delivery of shoulder-launched air-defense missiles hardens Iran against US/Israeli strikes, sustaining Gulf coercion while intensifying the secondary-sanctions confrontation over Chinese tech.

// Cascade Logic

US-Iran strike cycle → Iranian demand for air defense → Chinese missile delivery → hardened Gulf coercion posture + secondary-sanctions escalation on Chinese tech