China's Yuan Network Gives Iran and Russia a Sanctions Escape Route

💴 SANCTIONS — Iran found Washington's pressure valve; China built it years ago. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Yuan trade gives Tehran a financial rail immune to SWIFT exclusion. With the MOU's frozen funds disputed and Congress demanding spending controls Iran already rejected, Washington's sanctions leverage rests on dollar dominance — which Beijing is systematically eroding. Every yuan corridor Tehran activates lowers the cost of walking away from Bürgenstock.