Rebeccah Heinrichs: Blocking Iranian Oil Puts the Squeeze on China

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HEINRICHS: "Well, this is really interesting because keep in mind that Iran is essentially a partner of the Chinese Communist Party, and so was Maduro-controlled Venezuela. If you take Venezuelan oil, combine it with Iranian oil exports, that is about 18% of Chinese oil imports, so what China imports. So it really puts the squeeze on China if you are blocking that Iranian oil, and, of course, the United States has already planted the American flag in Venezuela and we're working with this interim government since we snatched Maduro, essentially from his bed in Venezuela. So this is putting the squeeze on China. China finally essentially piped up and said, 'Okay, we have to get the strait opened up. But notably, as Trump has noted, China is not willing to actually push the Iranians to stop their attacks on the United States. In fact, we do have some reported evidence that China is trying to sneak in some potential dual-capable parts to help the IRGC continue to fight."