China's Iran Oil Ties Give Trump Strongest Leverage, Former Treasury Official Says
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Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · May 22
China's Iran Oil Ties Give Trump Strongest Leverage, Former Treasury Official Says
2 articles · Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · May 22
China's financial and energy links to Iran may be Washington's most potent pressure point on Tehran, a former US Treasury sanctions official said on the Eye for Iran podcast.
The argument shifts focus from military options to sanctions leverage, centering on Beijing's role in financing Iran and buying its oil.
That view suggests the Trump administration could try to squeeze Tehran indirectly by targeting the commercial channels that connect Iran to China.
China is openly defying US sanctions on Iran. Is Washington's 'maximum pressure' campaign on the verge of collapse?
With China now legally blocking US sanctions, are global companies trapped in an economic war between two superpowers?
As the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, is the world stumbling into a global energy and trade crisis?