UnverifiablePoliticsUS111 days ago

Chinese buyers accounted for over 80% of Iran's oil shipments in 2025, according to Kpler.

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May 7, 2026
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  • 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.
  • 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.
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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. 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.

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