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China Courts Iran to Sell Goods, Diversify Oil Sources

As a major importer of oil from both Saudi Arabia and Iran, and with expanding economic interests in the Middle East, China has a stake in maintaining stability in the volatile region. The Cipher Brief’s Bennett Seftel sat down with Simon Henderson, Director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy to discuss growing economic ties between China and its partners in the Middle East as well as how these relations could affect China’s role in the region.

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