Israel Urges China to Pressure Iran to Rein in Nuclear Ambitions
'China is the only one capable of influencing Iran,' Ravit Baer, Israel's Consul General in Shanghai, told reporters on Tuesday in the city. 'Iran would collapse if China didn't buy its oil.'
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