How China Keeps Iran's Oil Industry Afloat

Get your tickets to our L.A. live show here!In the first Trump administration, the U.S. launched a “maximum pressure” campaign to cut Iranian oil from the global market and eliminate Tehran’s biggest source of revenue. Today, Iran sells billions of dollars’ worth of oil every month via a shadow fleet of ships that have been passing through the Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s Rory Jones takes us inside Iran’s underground network for shipping, processing and selling oil in China. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - How Iran's Regime Changed... for the Worse - The Strait of Hormuz Showdown - In Iran, an Uneasy Calm Amid a Cease-Fire Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How China Keeps Iran's Oil Industry Afloat is an episode from The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal.

This episode is 18:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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