Will the US and China go to war over Iran?
The News Agents
Global
4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Today, the United States has imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, with JD Vance describing Iran’s earlier actions in the war as "economic terrorism". As global fuel markets remain volatile amid the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, the stakes are rising well beyond the region. China has condemned the US naval blockade of Iranian ports as "irresponsible and dangerous". So, with tensions escalating and risks of spillover growing, could China be drawn into the US war in Iran?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK commercial banking, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.8 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.8 | China has sort of essentially leapfrogged America to become the place that you go to sort of sort of the problems of the world. |
| 0:19.3 | If we're looking to China to be a guarantor of the sort of security in world or that we |
| 0:22.9 | value as Europeans, I think we're going to be sorely disappointed. |
| 0:25.1 | The lack of any strategic thought about what it could lead to. |
| 0:29.5 | Suddenly you're seeing China as the sort of the central court in all this. |
| 0:33.6 | Kirstama, a lot of talk about how you're increasing defense spending, but not a lot of action. |
| 0:39.6 | Navy Warship 1-21. This is Sepah Navy Station. You must alter course and go back to the Indian Ocean immediately. |
| 0:49.2 | If you don't obey my order, you will be targeted. Out. |
| 0:53.3 | This is Coalition Warsorship 1-21. |
| 0:56.1 | Engage in transit passage in accordance with international law. |
| 0:59.7 | No challenges attended to you. |
| 1:01.5 | U.S. Navy worship. |
| 1:03.8 | Transiting in the vicinity, Foggi report and Oman Sea. |
| 1:07.5 | This is Sapa Navy. This is Sapa Navy. |
| 1:10.3 | Last warning. Last warning. Last morning. Last morning. |
| 1:12.5 | That was a recording made by the Iranians of a confrontation between the Iranian Navy, which apparently isn't |
| 1:20.8 | completely sunk, and a US warship, underlining the stakes involved in the blockade of the Strait of Homoos. |
| 1:30.0 | We are now looking at a complete role reversal in world affairs. Could China end up getting |
| 1:36.9 | dragged in to the Iran war, or could it be the voice of sanity in this whole mess. Welcome to the news agents. The news agents. |
| 1:51.3 | It's John. It's Maitless. It's Lewis. And we are in the next stage of American efforts, |
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