How China Supplies Iran's Military — And What the U.S. Can Do About It | The Trade Off
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How China Supplies Iran's Military — And What the U.S. Can Do About It | The Trade Off

As Trump and Xi meet in Beijing, one under-covered dynamic looms large: China's role as Iran's most important economic lifeline. In this episode of The Tradeoffs, CSIS Scholl Chair Dr. Philip Luck sits down with Senior Fellow Kate Koren and Kevin Kurland — former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce — to break down how China supplies roughly 30% of Iranian imports, including dual-use goods, machine tools, and military-critical components, and what leverage that gives Beijing in the current standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. --------------------------------------------- A nonpartisan institution, CSIS is the top national security think tank in the world. Visit https://www.csis.org to find more of our work as we bring bipartisan solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Want to see more videos and virtual events? Subscribe to this channel and turn on notifications: https://cs.is/2dCfTve Follow CSIS on: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/csis • Facebook: https://facebook.com/CSIS.org • Instagram: https://instagram.com/csis/