By bnm Gulf bureau Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran potentially pose significant risks to China's multi-billion-dollar investments in Iranian infrastructure projects over the past twenty years.

China is Iran’s top trading partner, buying an estimated 90 percent of its oil exports, while roughly 12 percent of China’s oil imports came from Iran, although estimates are imprecise given that Iranian oil flows through a shadow fleet of disguised vessels and paid for through financial networks that avoid the traditional banking system.

President Donald Trump is weighing potential strikes against Iran that, if conducted, experts say could expose weaknesses of Russia and China as global military powers unable to protect their allies.

Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov discusses closer military cooperation with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun.

China is weighing how far it is willing to go to protect its economic relationship with Iran as the United States threatens new tariffs on countries that defy Washington’s line on Tehran.

Iran’s integration of China’s HQ-9B and Russia’s S-400 creates a layered air defence that could blunt US military options, testing American strategy and raising regional and geopolitical stakes.

Iran faces rising logistical expenses—from ship-to-ship transfers to tanker reflagging—meaning it pays more just to sell each barrel.

Amid Trump's international aggression, his most potent adversary is attempting to frame itself as a more stable alternative to a U.S.-led world order.

Beijing is relieved as signs emerge of deescalation between the United States and Iran, assuaging fears of a confrontation that could have disrupted Gulf stability and China’s energy supplies.

The U.S. striking Venezuela and capturing its leader has practical implications for China, Russia, Iran and Cuba, and it also sends messages to each nation.

A major multinational naval exercise off South Africa's coastline has brought warships from China, Russia, Iran and other nations to one of the world's most critical trade corridors. The drills, unfolding in False Bay near Cape Town,