Tag: Energy Security
US Treasury Sanctions Major Chinese Oil Refinery and 40 Shipping Firms Tied to Iran’s Shadow Fleet
According to an April 24 press release, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned...
Taiwan Experts Warn US-Iran War Will Shift American Focus to Indo-Pacific
According to the Taipei Times, Taiwan’s Institute for National Policy Research held a forum on Thursday...
Xi Jinping Urges Saudi Arabia to Back Iran Ceasefire as Riyadh Quietly Supports US Strikes
Xi Jinping personally called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 20, pressing for an immediate...
US-Iran Deal Reportedly Nears As Trump Says Tehran Agrees To Hand Over Enriched Uranium
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, April 16 that negotiations between the United States and...
China Caught in Energy Squeeze as Iranian Oil Flows Face Threats
On Tuesday, April 14, the situation in the Middle East escalated sharply. U.S. Central Command commander...
How China Helps Iran Evade Sanctions and Fund Its War Machine
The CCP has dramatically expanded its purchases of Iranian crude. China is now Iran's only significant...
Iran Claims Strait of Hormuz Closure as White House Rejects Report
On Wednesday, April 8 Iranian state media reported that Iran had decided to close the Strait of Hormuz...
Hegseth: US ‘Responding’ to Russian and Chinese Involvement in Iran Conflict
As U.S.-Iran tensions continue to escalate, U.S. war minister Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, March 31...
Trump Confirms Talks with Iran Amid Month-Long War
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in an interview published on Monday, March 30 in the New York Post...
Trump and Modi Discuss Middle East Tensions, Stress Keeping Strait of Hormuz Open
U.S. and Indian leaders on Tuesday, March 24 discussed the situation in the Middle East and energy security...
Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Gas Field as Tehran Retaliates Against Gulf Energy Infrastructure
The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran struck the South Pars gas field on Wednesday, March 18...
US Strikes Iranian Missile Sites as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Escalates
The U.S. military’s strikes on Iranian coastal missile facilities continue to escalate, and the contest...