U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to buy oil from Iran after his administration issued sanctions over China’s purchasing of Iranian oil in the past months.
In a post on social media platform Truth Social, the president wrote, “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also. It was my Great Honor to make this happen!”
The announcement came after a 12-day war between Israel and Iran ended in a delicate cease-fire, and after the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, causing “extremely severe damage and destruction,” according to Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....