After the phone call between the leaders of China and Russia, Trump changed his mind overnight and postponed the decision to attack Iran for two more weeks.

After the latest phone call between the leaders of China and Russia, the focus was on the situation in the Middle East. Before calling Beijing, Russian President Putin had already spoken with several other world leaders.

Immediately after Israel attacked Iran, Putin first spoke with the Iranian president and the Israeli prime minister, expressing concern over the situation, condemning Israel for escalating tensions, and then spoke with U.S. President Trump, as well as briefly discussing the matter with the UAE, an Arab country.

[Trump Temporarily Changed His Mind After Phone Call Between Chinese and Russian Leaders]

Despite a series of actions, there is still no sign of easing in the Middle East situation; Iran and Israel continue their conflict, while the U.S. continues to deploy heavy troops in the Middle East, leaving Russia only able to watch anxiously.

It's not hard to see that Russia is attempting to play the role of a mediator, but has failed to achieve any success.

Even though Trump has always had a close relationship with Putin, he is not going to give Russia face at this time, as the U.S. and Israel are real interest partners, and even if Israel causes trouble, the U.S. must help clean up and comfort itself by saying "this is also for America's core interests."

As to whether it is really so, it depends on one's perspective.

The Chinese side knows what Russia wants to hear. After stating its principled stance, China promptly put forward its own proposals. The top priority is to promote a ceasefire, with the utmost emphasis on ensuring civilian safety as a red line.

[Trump Decided to Wait a While Longer]

Then comes the effort to initiate dialogue and negotiations. In this process, the international community's efforts to mediate and promote peace are indispensable. If the Middle East falls into chaos, it will have a significant impact on the international landscape.

China made an unspoken reference to certain countries that have special influence over the parties involved in the conflict needing to push for de-escalation, clearly referring to the U.S.

Besides, the United Nations Security Council should also play a greater role. In this regard, there is indeed room for coordination between China and Russia.

We have to mention that after the leaders of China and Russia agreed to conduct close coordination, the Trump administration suddenly changed its mind and said it would wait another half month before deciding whether to attack Iran.

[White House Spokesperson Reads Trump's Statement]

Although there is no necessary logical connection between the two events, the temporal sequence easily leads people to speculate.

Russian presidential assistant Ushakov revealed that considering the complexity of the Middle Eastern situation, the leaders of China and Russia have already agreed to instruct relevant departments of both countries to maintain the closest contact in the coming days, exchanging information and suggestions.

A few hours later, the White House spokesperson read out a statement from Trump, which contained only one sentence: given the substantial possibility of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, he would make a decision within the next two weeks about whether further action is needed.

In essence, Trump retreated again. He could not afford the risk of acting rashly and had no absolute certainty that sending U.S. troops would result in an overwhelming defeat for Iran, allowing the U.S.-Israeli alliance to easily achieve its strategic goals.

If it were that simple, he would have issued orders long ago instead of waiting until now and continuing to wait.

Once陷入 the quagmire of the Middle East, it will be much harder to extricate himself. Trump's "peace creator" persona would collapse instantly.

[Trump Is Not Willing to Take This Risk and Gave Himself Some Buffer Time]

Moreover, even now, the U.S. and Iran still maintain communication channels, and the possibility of diplomatic resolution remains. Therefore, Trump's decision to wait a while longer is reasonable and justified.

Although there is a possibility that the U.S. is releasing smoke to facilitate a surprise attack, it has at least left all parties with some buffer time.

Previously, the White House repeatedly hinted that Trump had approved plans to strike Iran, giving them only 48 hours. Now that the deadline has passed, Trump is calling on Iran to "unconditionally surrender" while continuing to postpone the attack, greatly reducing the deterrent effect of his ultimatum.

Even if the U.S. temporarily halts its actions, Iran cannot yet catch its breath. The clear goal of the U.S. and Israel is to prevent Iran from further developing nuclear capabilities, and it is difficult for Iran to convince the other side that it will use uranium enrichment peacefully.

This mutual distrust makes misjudgment most likely to occur. At this point, a third party needs to intervene to mediate, and here the third party does not refer to any specific country but collective participation from the international community.

[Israeli Ruins After Being Bombed by Iran]

As emphasized by China, once the Middle East becomes chaotic, the global security landscape will be impacted. Therefore, no one can remain indifferent.

The Iranian foreign minister took the opportunity to visit Europe to discuss the nuclear agreement with EU countries. Initially, China and Russia also participated in the nuclear agreement, and both are permanent members of the UN Security Council. They indeed can do something within this half-month window based on a multilateral framework. First and foremost, they need to work on the U.S.

Trump has a way out, so he doesn't have to be grilled on the fire by Israel's reckless actions anymore.

Don't let Netanyahu repeatedly claim that Israel has the ability to destroy all of Iran's nuclear facilities; without U.S. involvement, Israel's military firepower cannot deal with underground nuclear facilities.

All things considered, we can say that the one-hour phone call between the leaders of China and Russia was far more effective than all the calls Putin made previously.

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