Pepe Escobar & Sharmine Narwani : Watch for Russian & Chinese SURPRISES

Pepe Escobar is a seasoned foreign correspondent and has reported from across Asia, Europe, the US and the LAC. He is a permanent columnist at The Cradle.  Sharmine Narwani is one of my favorite journalists, highly intelligent and charming to boot. 

Let us leave Pepe’s short X post here:

THAT's what the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership means in practice.

The Beltway is apoplectic. https://t.co/WQEFksq6yG

— Pepe Escobar (@RealPepeEscobar) February 11, 2026