At the critical juncture of the US-Iran negotiations, the United States is still implementing tough sanctions.

But reality quickly slapped the face. A freight train departed from western China and passed through five Central Asian countries drove directly to Tehran.

As a result, the U.S. extreme pressure on Iran has failed again. Even the Indian media sighed that China could accomplish this.

So what does this railway mean?

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The abacus fell short again

On May 28, Trump spoke again at the White House briefing, saying that the United States and Iran have "very close" to reaching a comprehensive agreement on the Iran nuclear issue, and also hinted that the agreement may be signed in the next few weeks.

He also revealed that he would put pressure on Israel through diplomatic means so that they would not use force against Iran first, so as to create opportunities for negotiations.

But the news from the US State Department is not the case.

Starting from April 12, the United States and Iran conducted five rounds of indirect negotiations on key issues such as uranium enrichment restrictions, how to lift sanctions, and how long will the arms embargo be banned.

But the two sides have great differences and the negotiations have become stiff.

While speaking nicely, the Trump administration is still increasing sanctions on Iran at critical times of negotiations.

Not only has it expanded the scope of "sub-sanctions" on Iran's oil exports, it has also put many Iranian railway and energy companies on the sanctions list, and it wants to use this trick to force Iran to make concessions in the negotiations.

But the Trump administration's plan was quickly broken by reality.

Early in the morning of June 1, a freight train with the sign "China-Europe Express-China-Iran Special Line" slowly drove into Tehran Central Railway Station.

The train departs from Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, and passes through the railway networks of three countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and draws China's photovoltaic equipment and engineering machinery parts.

The whole journey took only 12 days, which took 18 days less than the traditional shipping route in the Indian Ocean.

More importantly, the countries passing through this new "Iran-Central Asia-China" logistics channel are not very much in dealing with the United States.

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The United States wants to use military means to scare the Central Asian Railway Line, but it cannot do it at all. It is impossible to rely on financial hegemony to cut off payment and settlement in countries along the route.

The Iran Railway Company held a simple pick-up ceremony at the station, and the company's president, Mohamed Reza Rahmani, was particularly excited at the ceremony.

He said: "This railway is not just about cargo. It is like a modern Silk Road connecting the two major civilizations of Asia, which can make the old business roads liven up again."

According to the plan between China and Iran, when the train goes back, it will be filled with Iranian crude oil, copper ore, and saffron and other specialties, and then return to China from this route.

This back-and-forth transportation model not only complements the resources of China and Iran, but also creates an independent trade channel that does not pass the US dollar settlement system.

China uses RMB to settle through Kunlun Bank and Iran uses energy and minerals as payments, completely avoiding US financial sanctions.

Some countries want to use sanctions to stop others' development, but China uses railways to open a new door to the world.

Lost on both sides

After the China-Iran railway freight dedicated line was opened to traffic, the United States' sanctions on Iran broke a big hole.

The Trump administration earlier threatened that Iran would escalate the blockade to the most ruthless and might even use force if it did not compromise.

This sounds scary, but China has long used practical actions to solve the dilemma.

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We have a payment method like Kunlun Bank that can bypass US dollars, and a railway transportation network across Central Asia.

The US financial sanctions do not work, and warships cannot block the railway. They can only watch trains loaded with cargo running between China and Iran every day.

This clever way, other countries sanctioned by the United States can understand at a glance: it turns out that if you do not rely on the US dollar or go through the sea, you can still do your business abroad.

Indian media Eurasian Times published a comment saying that Chinese trains have caused the hegemony of the United States and the Indian Ocean to hit the wall.

Why do you say so?

In the past, the United States built many military bases in the Indian Ocean to strictly control the maritime waterways.

Now the China-Iran Railway passes through the land and directly bypasses the surveillance of the US Navy, just like opening a new channel outside the US dollar and aircraft carriers.

This has two blows to India: on the one hand, their older generation of politicians always say that "controlling the North Indian Ocean can get stuck in China." Now that the train is open, this idea has completely failed.

On the other hand, India is only separated from Iran by the Arabian Sea, geographically closer, but cannot come up with a decent infrastructure plan. It can only see China's relationship with Central Asia and the Middle East becoming closer.

A few days ago, an Indian netizen sighed online: "We can't even repair the railway network at our doorstep, why should we compare with others?" Although this was heartbreaking, it expressed the helplessness of many people.

The road to land and sea linkage

The successful opening of the China-Iran Railway is not only an extra road to transport goods, but this is a major event in China's "Belt and Road" initiative.

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In the past, we were always accustomed to focusing on the trade routes at sea. Now, relying on the railway network across the Eurasian continent, China has slowly turned the old model of "maritime hegemony" to the new gameplay of "land and sea linkage".

The biggest advantage of doing this is that at critical moments, the onshore passage can ensure smooth transportation of important materials and energy without looking at others' faces, nor are you afraid of being stuck.

For Iran and the Middle East, this railway has opened a new door to get rid of U.S. sanctions and integrate into the global economy.

With railway transportation, China and Europe can trade closer, and the time for cargo transportation can be greatly shortened.

Especially for China, this is equivalent to finding another way to insurance outside the "bottleneck" place of the Strait of Malacca.

Although the Central Asia Railway's current ability to transport goods is not as good as that of Shanghai, its strategic value is too great.

It is worthwhile to ensure that the supply chain is continuous at critical moments. It is worth ignoring US sanctions for this alone.

The success of the China-Iran Railway is a tangible achievement of the "Belt and Road" initiative and also reflects China's wisdom in the era of globalization.

Just like the Silk Road in ancient times connected Eastern and Western civilizations, this land channel is now writing a new story of the international order in the 21st century.

For those countries that are still dreaming of hegemony, perhaps they should listen to the sound of this train - that is the footsteps of history running forward.