The White House on Wednesday clarified President Donald Trump’s remark that China could continue to buy oil from Iran.
Writing on social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, the U.S. president said, “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!”
When asked whether the administration is planning to lift sanctions on the Iranian regime and entities that allegedly facilitated the selling of Iranian oil to China, a senior White House official told The Epoch Times in an email: “The President was simply calling attention to the fact that, because of his decisive actions to obliterate Iran’s nuclear facilities and broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz will not be impacted, which would have been devastating for China….