China was importing approximately 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day from Iran before the February 28, 2026 strikes. Tonight we trace the petrodollar fracture, examining how the strikes shattered China's dependence on Iranian and Venezuelan oil and exposed the financial architecture running underneath the conflict.

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