In a video message released by the IRGC’s Department of Political Affairs on Sunday, Brigadier General Yadra Javani, deputy commander of the IRGC, said his country did not request military assistance from China or Russia during the recent 12-day conflict against the invader Zionist Israeli regime and the United States.
“Some people in society asked us during the war why China and Russia, where we have 25 and 20 years of cooperation agreements, did not support us,” said Javani. “The answer is that the nature of these contracts does not include mutual defense or the obligation of either country to participate in the war on behalf of the other,” he added.
“These are cooperation agreements that include military collaboration, arms sales and other areas. However, unlike formal security agreements, they do not require them to come to each other’s defense at war.”
“The Islamic Republic did not request assistance from any country, even from members of the axis of resistance,” he said.
“For example, there is a military cooperation agreement with Moscow, but when Russia launches a war with Ukraine, we are not obligated to support them, and likewise they are not obligated to participate in the conflict.”
MNA