Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
As President Trump's Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches, China, India, Japan, and South Korea have each pursued distinct strategies to secure oil supply — from China's entrenched shadow fleet to India's surprise resumption of Iranian crude purchases under a US sanctions waiver. These bilateral arrangements raise fundamental questions about the durability of the US-led sanctions architecture and the true leverage Washington retains as the crisis escalates.