China lists five lessons from US-Israeli war on Iran

2026-03-04 - 10:33

The greatest danger lies in internal betrayal, while “blind faith in peace” could be the “costliest miscalculation,” Beijing’s military believes China’s military has outlined five strategic lessons it says can be learned from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning against “blind faith in peace” and over-reliance on outside powers. China Military Bugle, the official press account of China’s armed forces, published a bilingual graphic on X on Tuesday with a commentary on the US-Israeli attack on Iran, which targeted government, military, and nuclear sites across the country. The strikes also killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several Iranian top commanders in Tehran, prompting Iranian retaliation against Israel and US military bases across the Gulf. The account laid out five key takeaways. First, it labeled internal betrayal the “deadliest threat,” in an apparent reference to recent anti-government protests in Iran, which Tehran claimed had been fueled by the US and Israel. In addition, the Financial Times reported earlier this week that Khamenei’s assassination became a possibility after Israeli intelligence managed to hack nearly all the CCTV cameras in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/kIs1CnjBKx — China Military Bugle (@ChinaMilBugle) March 3, 2026 Second,