U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will make a decision over the next few days about lifting sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy Iranian oil.
Earlier this year, Washington looked to cut off revenue streams to Iran as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign imposed by Trump, weeks before the war with Iran began.
In April, the U.S. sanctioned several independent refineries, known as “teapots”, found importing Iranian oil, including one of China’s largest, Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery.
Following the president’s visit to China, Trump was asked whether he would consider lifting the sanctions.
“Well, we talked about that, and I’m going to make a decision over the next few days,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
