China is buying Iranian oil in defiance of US sanctions and providing what Tehran hopes will be a financial lifeline for the country’s buckling economy.
Even as Beijing customs data show crude purchases from Iran are down month-on-month, China is still importing Tehran’s oil, despite US measures designed to cut exports to “zero”.
Last week the Chinese received their first delivery of an Iranian oil cargo since the Trump administration in May scrapped exemptions on Iranian sanctions.
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