The Biden administration rallied to Israel’s side when Israel struck Iran last year in retaliation for Iranian backing for its enemies in its war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah and for an intense barrage of Iranian missiles on Israel.

From a logistical standpoint, re-routing crude through Gwadar to China’s western region of Xinjiang cuts shipping distance by approximately 75 percent, reducing time, risk exposure, and cost. In context, Gwadar increases China’s supply-chain resilience in the event of a maritime shipping crisis.

The military exchanges worsened between Israel and Iran on Monday as strikes hit residential areas, killing and wounding civilians on both sides.