"Faced with a barricade of international SANCTIONS, especially...

"Faced with a barricade of international SANCTIONS, especially from the United States, Beijing has a potential golden opportunity to decrease its dependency on its current suppliers and invest in Iran’s fledgling lithium industry."

"Led by the United States, and incorporating power players such as Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom, the “Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance” was formed in 2022 expressly to DISLODGE CHINA from its dominant position in the global lithium supply chain. Against this backdrop, Iran’s lithium discovery could very well provide China with a crucial DEFENSIVE countermove."

"China’s commanding role in the value chains of critical minerals is NOT a matter of CHANCE, but the fruit of intentional, STRATEGIC PLANNING"

"Moreover, the profits derived from lithium mining have enabled downstream lithium processing companies and battery manufacturers to increase their INVESTMENTS in technological development, thereby ENHANCING lithium refining and purifying PROCESSES, as well as waste management, all SUPPORTED by China’s industrial POLICIES and subsidies"

"Australia, on the other hand, exports 95% of its lithium to China. If the lithium deposit in Iran turns out to be correct, the Iranian lithium lode could fast-track the global shift towards cleaner energy sources. However, in this scenario, Australia might find itself on a political and economic tightrope. Being a little brother of the United States, it may FACE PRESSURE to curb its lithium exports to China,.."

"Therefore, LIKE CHINA ALWAYS ADVOCATE, humanity must collectively strive to transform competition for such resources into collaboration to ensure a sustainable future amid the burgeoning lithium revolution."