Chinese banks face U.S. sanctions threat over Iran ties — what can they do?
Pictured here is the crude oil refinery Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Plant in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province…
Trump admin unveils Iran sanctions plan, says China not exempt
The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to isolate Iran’s economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions…
Tehran, Beijing eye strengthening multilateralism, peace
In an article titled “A New Vision on the Horizon of Iran-China Strategic Partnership” published in an Iranian…
The cost of AI, trade showdown and Iran’s ‘economic D-day’
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Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions
Iran on Saturday denounced US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic…
China calls Trump’s bluff over new Iran sanctions, Brazil tries to cash in on rare earth reserves, Botswana saves citizens from shady Russian military recruitment
China rebuffs US economic threats over Iran Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump threatened “tremendous economic consequences”…
US urges China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged China to join Washington’s latest efforts to economically pressure and…
China’s Gulf oil imports rebound in July after Iran ceasefire, but tighter outlook looms
China’s crude imports rebounded in July following a temporary ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz, though analysts are…
China trims US Treasury holdings amid Iran war, Fed uncertainty
China cut its holdings of US Treasuries to a nearly 18-year low in June, as Beijing continued to…
How the US could squeeze Iran with economic isolation – and the risks involved
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US is getting ready to squeeze Iran with unprecedented economic pressure, a…
Opinion | What the Mecca military pact means for China
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing…