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How China could influence negotiations between the U.S. and Iran 97%
4/10/2026, 12:57:51 AM
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When you say China has leverage over
Iran, is that economic monetary leverage
i.e. we will not continue to buy your
oil. We'll go elsewhere if you do not
come to some sort of negotiation or some sort of ceasefire on this war.
Is that what you're talking about when it comes to leverage?
>> Well, this isn't a lastm minute intervention.
China has actually been involved though quietly um from the very beginning.
Their messaging has been very consistent.
They have been talking with representatives from all sides in
particular Thrron and a lot of the time the messaging to Thrron was that they
need to deescalate uh the situation as
well. They're not acting as a mediator.
Pakistan is the mediator here but they are reinforcing what Pakistan is trying to do in order to bring an end to the crisis.
So when when they're all in the room in Islamabad, China will not be there in the, you know, a traditional sense in that they're going to be sitting at the table and helping to hammer out a deal.
Uh but in terms of influence they will be very much in the
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