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Hillary Clinton says India, China key to end US-Iran war
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said India and China could help President Donald Trump end the conflict with Iran by using their leverage as major buyers of Iranian oil…
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said India and China could help President Donald Trump end the conflict with Iran by using their leverage as major buyers of Iranian oil and gas. Speaking to C-SPAN, Clinton said China buys the most Iranian oil and gas, followed by India. She said if Trump were willing to use diplomacy instead of bluster, the best pressure on Tehran would come through Beijing and New Delhi. ThePrint reports Clinton made the remarks during a Hamptons Institute conversation, adding that she would threaten China with secondary sanctions if it did not help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Clinton said the US had misjudged Iran's resilience: targeting senior leaders did not collapse the regime. ThePrint quotes her saying the lesson should be a shift to diplomacy. Hindustan Times reports the US on August 24 imposed sweeping sanctions on Iranian entities, individuals and ships accused of supporting military activities, cyberattacks and illegal oil trade. The sanctions target networks involved in weapons procurement, intelligence gathering and moving Iranian oil via a shadow fleet. The US Treasury called it an economic D-Day against Iran.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both Hindustan Times and ThePrint report Clinton's remarks straight, but their emphasis differs. Hindustan Times leads with her India-China prescription and then devotes most space to listing the new US sanctions and the US official narrative, framing the story as Washington taking strong action. ThePrint gives more weight to Clinton's criticism of the Trump administration's strategy, quoting her argument that killing leaders did not collapse the regime and that diplomacy should replace bluster. ThePrint also includes China's defiant response and details of Indian oil purchases via sanctioned vessels, adding context the other source omits. A balanced reading: Clinton's proposal is a diplomatic opening, but the parallel US sanctions escalation and China's resistance suggest that route faces significant obstacles. The Strait of Hormuz remains the practical trigger to watch.
Note: The story is set in a fictional timeline where the US-Iran war began in February 2025.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), theprint.in (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
