China warns it will safeguard its interests after US widens sanctions against Iran

Warning comes after Trump said he will impose 'most crushing' sanctions to isolate Iran and weaken its government.

Iran warns that countries joining the US economic war against Iran will face ‘tit-for-tat’ action.

Iran warns of retaliation against countries joining US ‘economic war’

Iran warns that countries backing US economic sanctions will be considered an enemy of Tehran.

China pushes for diplomacy as US slaps Iran with sweeping new sanctions

The US president says he will impose 'crushing measures' on Tehran.

Tehran has threatened to retaliate against any country that joins new US economic measures.

Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible Tehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single greates...

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A day after Washington announced sweeping new sanctions on Iran and its trading partners, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday that China – which buys some 90 percent of Iranian oil exports – would “firmly safeguard” ‌its own interests. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate Tehran Explainer: could US sanctions threaten China-Iran ties? China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran , saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it would take “all n...

The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.