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A late phone call from China changed everything.
Once the smoke clears it will become clear what has happened.
A new sheriff is in town.
A new umpire is behind the plate.
A new world order was declared financially and diplomatically in the Strait of Hormuz.
China, through Pakistan, told Iran and America to take their medicine and listen to reason.
Over the course of the war America was relegated to a regional hegemon, while Iran was elevated to one.
The Arab kingdoms are by far the biggest losers of this war, and China is the biggest winner.
China has emerged victorious once again in a Middle East war without firing a single shot, suffering any casualties, or spending even one yuan.
This is real power. This is how winning is done. With economic leverage, not threats and strikes.
China showed both Iran and America who is the real boss, the umpire of the drama, and the playground authority. The kids can have fun and play war games, but when recess is over and the teacher blows the whistle they all have to go back to class.
If Israel wants to hang around the schoolyard and kick rocks until 3 pm to then start a new fight, that its choice, but class will go on without it. It will either face detention or be expelled. There are rules and it must learn to follow them.
Thankfully AIPAC doesn't exist in China, at least not yet, so Israel can't change China's mind.
This brief opening in diplomatic time can hopefully bring positive results and creative solutions to the region.
If China wants to cement its new status as the undisputed global umpire it will bring peace to Gaza and secure a permanent diplomatic resolution between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
