Can President Trump stop Iran’s oil exports to China?

May 7, 2025

The latest spike in US–Iran tensions has cast fresh light on one of the thorniest issues in Washington’s efforts to rein in Tehran: Iran’s oil exports to China — a vital economic lifeline — and the mounting difficulties the US faces in halting them.

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