The push for conflict with Iran wasn't just about nuclear threats but a calculated move. By controlling the Strait of Hormuz, the US could cut off China's primary oil source, forcing them into economic concessions and shoring up the US dollar.

Iran's success in disrupting global shipping validates the PRC's belief that the U.S. and its allies lack the resilience to withstand economic pressure on key maritime chokepoints. This bolsters China's confidence regarding a potential future Taiwan Strait crisis.

The current Iran crisis could mirror the 1957 Suez Crisis, which marked the transfer of global power from the British Empire to the U.S. If China successfully leverages the situation to its diplomatic and economic advantage, it could signal a similar shift in global power away from the United States.

Despite being Iran's ally, China is highly vulnerable to a prolonged Hormuz crisis. If the economic damage becomes severe enough, China may be forced into an ironic alliance with the US to resolve the conflict, prioritizing its own stability over its geopolitical partnership with Iran.

The move against Iran is not just a regional conflict but part of a grand strategy to disrupt the China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis. By attempting to cut off China's access to cheap oil from Iran and Venezuela, the goal is to weaken China’s economic rise, even at the risk of global instability.

China is capitalizing on geopolitical instability from the Iran conflict to advance its de-dollarization agenda. It is increasing the use of the yuan (CNY) in trade settlements with Middle Eastern partners, chipping away at the US dollar's long-held dominance in international finance and energy markets.

The US can no longer use dollar swap lines as a powerful coercive tool because China has established its own yuan swap lines with nearly every country. This creates a competitive environment where nations like the UAE can play the two superpowers against each other, diminishing US influence.

China counters US sanctions by making it illegal for companies within its borders to comply. This creates a legal bind, forcing businesses to choose between breaking US law or Chinese law, with penalties threatened for siding with the US.

While facing economic headwinds from the oil crisis, China is positioning the US-Iran conflict as a geopolitical victory. It portrays the US as a chaotic, destabilizing force, contrasting itself as a stable superpower and capitalizing on the global fallout from what it terms 'poor strategic coordination' by Washington.