Our nationwide safety correspondent David E. Sanger examines what the Iran warfare means to China, which is the world’s largest importer of Iranian oil.
By David E. Sanger, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Gilad Thaler, Coleman Lowndes, Jon Miller, David Seekamp, Rafaela Balster, Jordan Gantz and Stephanie Swart
April 15, 2026
