India and China could be among key players who could contribute to resolving the West Asia conflict if U.S.
President Donald Trump wants to use “diplomacy instead of bluster”, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The conflict began on February 28 when the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. Clinton on Monday (August 24, 2026). On August 20, U.S.
In June, the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace agreement, but it collapsed last month with fresh strikes from both sides. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the U.S., while Tehran has threatened a military response to the U.S. plans to impose fresh sanctions. Because if you look at who buys the most oil and gas from Iran, it’s China and India,” said Ms, i think the key to it is probably China and India,.
Talking about the conflict, Ms. It also led to the choking of the vital Strait of Hormuz . “If you want to figure out how Trump could get out of this. Ms. Her comments came after U.S. When asked if she would impose secondary sanctions against China, Ms.
Clinton, in an interview with C-SPAN , said: “The misconceptions on a strategic level have led us to where we are. Clinton said China, in particular, can put pressure on Tehran, as it is one of the biggest buyers of oil and gas from Iran. “China is far ahead of that; they have been banking a lot of fossil fuels they got in tankers … they have been building more reserves … but they are going to need Iran,” she said. “It does seem to me that’s where the best pressure would come from if Trump were willing to actually use diplomacy instead of bluster,” Ms. Clinton said. Clinton said, “I would certainly tell the Chinese I was unless they were going to help us to try to get the Iranians to open the Strait of Hormuz and try to go back at least to the status quo ante. President Donald Trump had said he would go for what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran if Tehran failed to strike a deal.
