The claim
“Chinese buyers accounted for over 80% of Iran's oil shipments in 2025, according to Kpler.”
Our verdict
Mostly True
Both Reuters and Al Jazeera cite Kpler as the source for the figure that Chinese buyers took more than 80 % of Iran’s oil shipments in 2025.
What we found
The wording in the claim matches the reported statistic, but the exact percentage ("over 80%") is a rounded figure and the underlying Kpler data is not publicly disclosed, so there is a small uncertainty.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
Reuters notes that "Chinese buyers received more than 80 percent of Iran’s oil shipments in 2025, according to market intelligence firm Kpler."
reuters.com· Reuters report on Kpler data - Background
Al Jazeera repeats the same figure, stating that Chinese buyers received more than 80 % of Iran’s oil shipments in 2025 per Kpler.
aljazeera.com· Al Jazeera report on Kpler data
How we checked
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