China Tells Iran: “Don’t Touch Qatar’s LNG – Keep the Strait Open” Amid escalating US-Israeli strikes on Iran and a near-total freeze in Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic, Beijing is quietly but firmly telling Tehran: hands off Qatari LNG and oil shipments. According to Bloomberg, Chinese state energy executives report clear pressure from Beijing – […] The post China Tells Iran: “Don’t Touch Qatar’s LNG – Keep the Strait Open” first appeared on The Zambian Observer .