Will The US Cut Off China’s Iranian Oil Lifeline?

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

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An oil tanker is docked unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images)

An oil tanker is docked unloading crude oil at the port in Qingdao, China, on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

Zineb Riboua appears on Fox News’s The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss the evolving tension between the United States and Iran, specifically Iran’s strategic alignment with China. She describes how Chinese investment in the Middle East has provided the regime with technological and financial support.

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Will The US Cut Off China’s Iranian Oil Lifeline?

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