Executive Overview
Chinese purchases of Iranian crude are sustained by a distributed ecosystem of refiners, front companies, opaque settlement, and shadow-fleet shipping.
Analytic Scope
This Sentinel Meridian assessment integrates official public reporting, open-source intelligence, and clearly identified analytic judgments. Download the full publication for key judgments, threat architecture, timelines, charts, case studies, implications, intelligence gaps, and methodology.
Decision Relevance
The report is designed for executives, security leaders, government partners, investors, and operators who require a concise assessment of strategic risk and practical indicators.
Methodology and Use
This publication is an open-source intelligence assessment. Judgments reflect source quality, corroboration, uncertainty, and analytical inference. It is designed to support decision-making and should be reviewed against current operational reporting before high-consequence action.