Reuters: China backs Iran during U.S. tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China offered strong support to Iran on Friday, with its top diplomat telling Iran’s foreign minister that China opposes unilateral sanctions and supports Tehran’s efforts to safeguard its interests.
U.S.-Iranian tensions have escalated in recent days, bringing increasing concerns about possible conflict.
Iran has said it is committed to its obligations under an international nuclear deal despite the U.S. withdrawal from the agreement last year, and has called the re-imposition of U.S sanctions unacceptable.
Meeting in Beijing, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that given the important and rapidly-evolving situation, the two needed to strengthen communication and coordination.
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Update #1: Who Wins When U.S.-Iran Tensions Rise? China (Jon B. Alterman, Defense One)
Update #2: Will China play a role in lessening US pressure on Iran? (Mohsen Shariatinia, Al-Monitor)
WNU Editor: China is Iran's biggest oil customer, and China needs oil .... China Restarts Purchases of Iranian Oil, Bucking Trump’s Sanctions (Bourse and Bazaar). I am also willing to bet that China is getting a big discount for this oil. I hope it is worth it.
3 comments:
I think china would want us and iran to go to war because the US will need dollars and the trade war is problematic in time of war plus it turn into a proxy between the two giants
Not really.
The Chinese bet on Venezuelan oil hasn't quite panned out the way they had hoped.
If Iranian oil is cut off from China, who is left to supply them? The US? Saudi? If in a time of regional conflict or increased tensions in the middle east who do you think Saudi would side with if the US wanted less Saudi oil to flow to China? Which countries are the top defense suppliers for the GCC countries and Qatar?
There is more money to be made in fear mongering than there is in war.
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