“Which is why Israel is building much friendlier relationships with Russia, China...”
Two of the main naions that will gather with other nations that will eventually come against Israel to fulfill prophecy.
Russia for sure in Ezekiel 38 (Magog, IMHO).
And of course I wonder if China comes across the dried-up Euphrates for Armageddon? Seems every nation is there, in one form or another.
It has been said that the Euphrates can be dried up by shutting off the water at the dam in Turkey. And that (way back) Iraq and Syria, BION, were not happy about that.