A cluster of tanks stores imported crude oil at Qingdao Port Crude Oil Terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on April 12, 2026. For decades, Beijing has purchased most of Iran’s sanctioned oil at heavy discounts. Iran has also provided China with a platform to conduct business in Chinese yuan, allowing it to bypass U.S. sanctions in the dollar system. Staff/Getty Images
As the U.S. military continues to blockade Iranian ports, Iran has increased overland railway shipment with China in an attempt to mitigate the blockade’s devastating impact on its economy.
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