Chinese refineries are the primary buyers of Iranian crude oil.
Employees help customers at a gas station in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on June 14, 2022. Getty Images
President Donald Trump on March 13 confirmed reports of gas shortages in China as the war in Iran drives international concern over the energy market.
“The reports are correct about the long [gas] lines,” Trump said on the Brian Kilmeade radio show.
