Tucker Carlson: “China is the largest trading partner with every Gulf country…”

“We'll have to assess that doesn't seem it. But it's not. It's military that gives China the power to do this. It's its economic relationships, of course. So China is the largest trading partner with every Gulf country and with Iran. In fact, China is one of the only countries that has any kind of meaningful relationship with Iran at this point. China and Russia, but particularly China.” (24:59–25:09)

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