Report: China Still Buying Iranian Oil Despite US Sanctions


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China is using a hidden funding conduit to pay Iran for oil, employing a barterlike mechanism that swaps Iranian crude for Chinese-constructed infrastructure, bypassing U.S. sanctions, The Wall Street Journal reported. China is the top buyer of Iranian oil. According to some of the officials cited by the Journal, up to $8.4 billion in oil payments flowed through the system in 2024 to finance Chinese work on Iranian infrastructure projects. Two Chinese entities are central to the arrangement: state-owned insurer Sinosure and a mysterious financial intermediary called Chuxin. The report said Iranian oil is sold to a Chinese buyer tied...