# Can the US cripple Iran without taking on China?

https://mins.news/en/video/31864

- DW News, 2026-08-25 16:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_7xjrof4zk

> China normally buys around 80% of Iran’s shipped oil. Washington is promising much tougher sanctions, but targeting the Chinese financial institutions that enable the trade risks triggering a far larger confrontation with Beijing.

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