Seigle: Squeezing Iran Means Confronting China

Senior Nonresident Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Clayton Seigle says a successful US economic pressure campaign against Iran would require confronting China, a major buyer of Iranian energy, potentially putting Washington's "fragile trade war détente" with Beijing at risk. Seigle says tougher pressure could also push energy prices higher if Iran retaliates against shipping or regional infrastructure, with US gasoline prices an important political concern ahead ...