China Is Supercharging Iran’s Sanctions Evasion Strategy
Max Meizlish & Saeed Ghasseminejad | Oct 10, 2025
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Beijing has become the central engine of Iran’s sanctions evasion strategy. For years, China has been the top buyer of Iranian oil and other sanctioned goods — purchasing approximately 90 percent of Iran’s exported oil and 25 percent of its non-oil goods — but little is known about how this illicit trade is financed. Moreover, as major Chinese banks have reduced exposure to Iran over sanctions concerns, questions about how broader Sino-Iranian commerce functions have gone largely unanswered.
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