Between the rock and the hard place?

‘Death to China’ heard at Rafsanjani sermon. Why? csmonitor.com: "The Guardian’s Tehran correspondent said that Iranian state-run media censored coverage of the riots in Xinjiang, and “did not refer to Uighur protesters as Muslims, but called them ‘hooligans.’ “"

China has just been awarded contracts to furnish Iran with refineries that produce gasoline according to TIME Magazine after Western companies had turned down the deals. Iran almost gives away gasoline to its people but doesn't have much refining going on and is thus dependent on import. This is an Achilles heal of Iran that can be utilized by West for sanctions.

According to SVT Rafsanjani discussed the problem of confidence in clerics. Iran's world revolutionary support of all muslims have apparently suffered a blow from the election disturbancies.