Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › World News › Why China Is Defiant Even as US Threatens Iran Sanctions
World News

Why China Is Defiant Even as US Threatens Iran Sanctions

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 26 August 2026, 03:34 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

China has thrown Tehran an economic lifeline as its biggest buyer of oil, and Xi appears in no rush to help Trump end a conflict that's pulling US resources from Asia. Bloomberg's Jill Disis breaks down the news.

China has thrown Tehran an economic lifeline as its biggest buyer of oil, and Xi appears in no rush to help Trump end a conflict that's pulling US resources from Asia. Bloomberg's Jill Disis breaks down the news. (Source: Bloomberg)
China (LOCATION) US (LOCATION) Tehran (LOCATION) Xi (PERSON) Trump (ORG) Asia (LOCATION) Bloomberg (ORG) Jill Disis (PERSON)
Originally published by Bloomberg Markets Read original →

Related Stories

Man seen in Philadelphia wearing creepy, Chucky-style mask is arrested in Las Vegas

A man seen in Philadelphia wearing a creepy, Chucky-style mask and allegedly harassing people there last week was arrested in Las Vegas, authorities in the desert city said Tuesday. Zymire Hughes was arrested by U.S. Marshals Service Violent Offender Task Force members, the service said in a statement. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said last week that the warrant is based on allegations of felony and misdemeanor assault after Hughes allegedly chased a jogger, asked, “Do you...

NBC News 9m ago

Butchers report chicken meat sales drop amid bird flu anxiety

Butchers report chicken meat sales drop amid public anxiety about bird flu A Perth butcher says he has seen a decline in his otherwise stable chicken sales in recent weeks which he attributed to unfounded public anxiety about the threat of bird flu. As parts of Australia grapple with H5 bird flu with the wash-up of dozens of infected migratory seabirds, Tom Randolph said his Mt Hawthorn business had seen chicken sales plunge. "Chicken has been one of the most reliable and stable product...

ABC Australia 15m ago

RTHK editor gets 160 hours of community service for upskirt video

RTHK editor gets 160 hours of community service for upskirt video Chong Tak-yin, 57, pleaded guilty to unlawful recording of intimate parts after police found an upskirt video on his phone A Hong Kong court has ordered a civil servant at public broadcaster RTHK to perform 160 hours of community service after he admitted filming upskirt footage of a woman in public. Chong Tak-yin, assistant chief assignment editor at RTHK’s Chinese news and current affairs division, received the sentence on...

South China Morning Post 16m ago

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs Dolly Parton was a beloved icon whose influence spans music, film and philanthropy - Bookmark There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe. She was embraced by fans across gender, race and...

The Independent World 16m ago