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‘President Xi is rubbing his hands’: Analyst warns China is watching US-Iran tensions closely
May 11, 2026
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Sky News Analyst Michael Ware warns Iran is strategically planning a “long game” and that they can sustain their pressure longer than US President Donald Trump. “Iran is playing this long game where they believe they can sustain their pressure, which is … an economic blockade … punishing on their people … their currency devaluing,” Mr Ware told Sky News Australia.
“They reckon they can handle that from their people and others longer than President Trump can handle the global pressure from everybody. “Iran's betting that they have the political will that the Americans do not, and President XI is just rubbing his hands, saying come on in, Donald Trump.”
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