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Will the US and China go to war over Iran?

4/14/202642 min

Today, the United States has imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, with JD Vance describing Iran’s earlier actions in the war as "economic terrorism". As global fuel markets remain volatile amid the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, the stakes are rising well beyond the region. China has condemned the US naval blockade of Iranian ports as "irresponsible and dangerous". So, with tensions escalating and risks of spillover growing, could China be drawn into the US war in Iran?

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:01

    [news jingle] This is a Global Player original podcast.

  2. Emily Maitlis· Host0:05

    China has sort of essentially leapfrogged America to become the place that you go to sort out the problems of the world.

  3. Lewis Goodall· Host0:11

    If we're looking to China to be a guarantor of the sort of security and world order that we value as Europeans, I think we're gonna be sorely disappointed.

  4. Jon Sopel· Host0:17

    The lack of any strategic thought about what it could lead to.

  5. Emily Maitlis· Host0:21

    Suddenly you're seeing China as the sort of the central court in all this.

  6. Jon Sopel· Host0:26

    Keir Starmer, a lot of talk about how you're increasing defense spending, but not a lot of action.

  7. Speaker 40:32

    Navy warship one two one, this is Sepan Navy Station. You must alter course and go back to the Indian Ocean immediately. If you don't obey my order, you will be targeted. Out.

  8. Speaker 50:45

    This is Coalition warship one two one, engaged in transit passage in accordance with international law. No challenge is attended to you.

  9. Speaker 40:53

    US Navy warship transiting in the vicinity for J report and Oman Sea. This is Sepah Navy. This is Sepah Navy. Last warning. Last warning. Last warning.

  10. Jon Sopel· Host1:05

    That was a recording made by the Iranians of a confrontation between the Iranian Navy, which apparently isn't completely sunk, and a US warship, underlining the stakes involved in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

  11. Emily Maitlis· Host1:22

    We are now looking at a complete role reversal in world affairs. Could China end up getting dragged

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