US sanctions second Chinese refinery in Iran pressure campaign

Washington (AFP) April 16, 2025
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a second China-based "teapot" refinery for purchasing Iranian crude, in the latest salvo of Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran. The US State Department said the sanctions against Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co., Ltd, which purchased over a billion dollars' worth of Iranian oil, were part of the US president's campaign to "driv