Beijing is now placing energy security at the top of its strategic agenda following the February 28 confirmation of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. China now faces a halt, enforced by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a route through which transits a substantial share of its crude […]The post Post-Khamenei turmoil puts China’s energy security at risk appeared first on Asia Times.