China's 'Fearless Gamble' For Ally SHOCKS Trump; Xi 'Hides' HQ-9 System In Oil Tanker For Iran. A bombshell maritime intelligence report by Dryad Global’s security analysis has exposed an alleged clandestine China–Iran oil-for-weapons pact. The report said Beijing allegedly concealed HQ-9 long-range air-defence systems inside oil shipments bound for Tehran — part of a covert barter network designed to evade Western sanctions. With up to 80% to 90% of Iran’s oil exports flowing to China, Beijing