US embargo on Iranian oil a blow to US-China relations
An Iranian security guard walks in front of the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in Khuzestan province. Media reports state that a bill to stop oil sales to European Union countries involved in the oil embargo initiative against Iran was ready to be approved by the Iranian parliament. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Kai Ito, ANU

Beijing has chosen to defy Washington’s embargo on Iranian oil.

While this does not bode well for putting an end to Iran’s uranium-enrichment program, the embargo also represents another worrying failure for US-China relations. Read more…