US Oil Sanctions Push Beijing to Test Washington’s Limits

China buys around 90% of Iran's oil exports, totaling roughly 1.7 million barrels a day, underscoring the scale of the trade despite geopolitical and sanctions risk. The article is mainly a factual datapoint on a sensitive energy flow rather than a direct market-moving event. It has modest implications for oil-market monitoring and sanctions enforcement, but limited immediate price impact.

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China buys around 90% of Iran's oil exports, totaling roughly 1.7 million barrels a day, underscoring the scale of the trade despite geopolitical and sanctions risk. The article is mainly a factual datapoint on a sensitive energy flow rather than a direct market-moving event. It has modest implications for oil-market monitoring and sanctions enforcement, but limited immediate price impact.