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How China gets around the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to get Iranian oil

Published by NPR World By Rob Schmitz · 3 August 2026 at 00:01
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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Austin Ramzy of the Wall Street Journal about how China is able to import oil from Iran despite blockades on the Strait of Hormuz.

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