Can Trump Beat China by Winning In Iran? with Zineb Riboua

2026-03-17

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Zineb Riboua, research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace andSecurity in the Middle East, joins the show to talk about the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, focusing on China's interests and involvement. How dependent is China on the region's energy resources? How does China project power in the Middle East and in Africa? Is China benefiting or suffering from the current war? What are the geopolitical and strategic considerations for both Beijing and D.C.? Times02:19 Going badly for China06:24 S...

Zineb Riboua, research fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and
Security in the Middle East, joins the show to talk about the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, focusing on China's interests and involvement. How dependent is China on the region's energy resources? How does China project power in the Middle East and in Africa? Is China benefiting or suffering from the current war? What are the geopolitical and strategic considerations for both Beijing and D.C.?

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02:19 Going badly for China
06:24 Specific military goals
07:47 China & the Middle East
12:44 Iranian Oil
15:34 Layers
18:12 Trump and Xi
22:54 Conditions in the Strait of Hormuz
26:46 Best case/worst case scenarios
29:42 Russia and Africa
33:36 Strategic revenge

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