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US sanctions Chinese companies for Iran oil imports: Pompeo
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The United States
on Wednesday announced sanctions on Chinese companies for buying Iranian oil,
stepping up pressure despite European attempts to arrange talks between
Washington and Tehran.
“Today we’re imposing sanctions on certain Chinese entities for knowingly
transporting oil from Iran contrary to United States sanctions,” Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo told an anti-Tehran pressure group on the sidelines of the
United Nations.
BSS/AFP/RY/1910 hrs