U.S. Sanctions China Refinery Over Iran Oil - China in Focus
From China In Focus by Epoch Media Group
April 25, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
The episode discusses U.S. sanctions on a Chinese refinery over Iranian oil and various geopolitical tensions involving China and the U.S.
00:00 Intro 02:23 U.S. Sanctions China Refinery Over Iran Oil 03:28 U.S. Navy Boards Ship Transporting Iranian Oil to China 04:14 Trump Issues ‘Shoot and Kill’ Order for Hormuz Mine Layers 05:09 U.S. Turned Around 33 Vessels Near Hormuz So Far 05:56 Pres. Trump Orders Navy to Sink Mine-Laying Ships 07:05 Seized Ship Puts China’s Role in Focus: Grant 08:11 China, India Respond to Trump on Citizenship Post 09:30 China Bans Dual-Use Exports to 7 EU Firms 09:59 EU Anti-Dumping Against China Ineffective, Critics Say 10:54 U.K. Health Data Listed for Sale in China 11:32 China-Linked Hackers Using Everyday Devices to Hide Attacks 12:59 Epoch Times Journalist Awarded ‘Best Author of the Year’ 16:23 How China Is Waging Cognitive Warfare: Analysis 19:11 How Taiwan Counters Beijing’s Propaganda 21:33 Reviving Counter-Propaganda Against China: Lailari
Topics covered
- U.S. sanctions
- Iran oil
- China refinery
- Trump orders
- cognitive warfare
- Taiwan propaganda
- EU anti-dumping
Keywords
- sanctions
- China
- Iran
- Trump
- U.S. Navy
- Hormuz
- EU
- Taiwan
- cognitive warfare
- propaganda
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S., China, Iran, U.S. Navy, EU, U.K., Epoch Times, China-Linked Hackers, 7 EU Firms
Places: Hormuz, Taiwan
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