WASHINGTON, Nov 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The United States will exempt China,
India and Japan from oil sanctions on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
said Monday, while vowing to be “relentless” in pressuring Tehran.
Pompeo listed eight countries that will enjoy temporary waivers from a ban
on all oil transactions with Iran: China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South
Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.