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Research Fellow
“I think China sees Iran as an important counterpart. It provides energy and natural resources. It’s also useful because it distracts American policymakers at certain moments. But I don’t think China feels obliged to rescue it. Maybe when the dust finally settles, it will provide some kind of support, but it doesn’t feel obligated to intervene.”

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