Iran, Saudi Arabia have become China’s launchpads in the Mideast
Faced with renewed pressure from the United States, which has attempted to disrupt Iran’s economic lifelines, Iran has reached out to China for support.
IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Mohammad Javad Zarif and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet in Singapore in 2018. Energy-hungry China will buy Iranian oil, and in return China will revive Iran’s moribund economy.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByATUL ANEJA