See why the West is suddenly talking with Iran??

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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Chinese-warships-in-first-call-at-an-Iran-port
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Two Chinese destroyers have arrived at Iran's Gulf port of Bandar Abbas, in an unprecedented visit attesting to a new rapprochement between the two countries, Iranian media reported Sunday.

The four-day visit is the first time a Chinese naval vessel has called at a port in the Islamic republic, across the Gulf from Bahrain where the US Fifth Fleet is based.

Iran's navy has boosted its international presence over the past few years, in particular to help guard commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden against pirate attacks.

Ships from Iran's navy have called at Chinese ports in the past.

Iran and China have greatly enhanced their trade and economic relations in recent years.

China has become Iran's largest trading partner.

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1. And...

... Iran's shopping shelves are looking more American. I remember when Joe Biden was still in the Senate, he would give speeches about the danger of China in the future, which C-Span covered. Then he became Vice President and haven't heard a peep out of him about it since.