China and Iran appear to be adapting to mounting U.S. pressure with new energy and transport corridors. Iran has signaled special transit treatment for China and Russia in the Strait of Hormuz, while reports show growing rail exports of oil and LPG toward China and Pakistan. As Washington expands sanctions targeting Iran’s oil networks, Beijing is increasingly relying on both maritime and land-based routes to secure energy supplies. Are U.S. sanctions losing effectiveness, or is a new geopolitical energy map emerging across Eurasia?

The overland route presents a limited lifeline for Tehran, but cannot substitute for sea-based oil trade.

Despite escalating US sanctions and a maritime blockade, Iran continues to earn billions of dollars in oil revenue by using a clandestine network of aging tankers to ship crude to…

China and Iran appear to be adapting to mounting U.S. pressure with new energy and transport corridors. Iran has signaled special transit treatment for China and Russia in the…