The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions against 60 entities in multiple countries, including China and Hong Kong, and issued a fresh warning demanding “immediate action” from nations maintaining economic and commercial ties with Iran. The actions announced on Monday are part of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to choke off Tehran economically after military strikes and diplomatic negotiations failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the six-month-long conflict. Dubbed…
“Keep in mind, the Chinese get 50 per cent of their energy from the Gulf. So, it would do them a big service to get with the programme,” Bessent told CNBC when asked whether the new economic sanctions would include China.
Gulf countries – led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE – accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, according to official customs data released last week.
I’m never clear whether these dorks just don’t realize they’re wrong or they just think they can lie to some sort of benefit.
