Missing from this analysis is that Saudi Arabia provides more oil to China than Iran does.
http://www.economist.com/node/21543567
Iranian actions to close the Straights of Hormuz are a rather blunt tool. Chinese shipments of oil from S.A. will be affected too.
Does the author note this fact? If not why not?
I would be willing to bet that the author was unaware of this fact. He also seems to be unaware of the fungibility of oil markets and the implication this has on the balance of global supply and demand.
This begs the question then, what else is missing from his analysis? Aside from any proof that Kahn was the target of a frame job because of this "petrodollar" stance, among others.
I find it highly amusing that political stability in the M.E. is now also China's problem. Welcome to the world stage, now help us solve the problem of the religious nutjobs running Iran.