China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to China The US has threatened to impose severe sanctions against any country or entity maintaining economic ties with Iran, hoping to achieve with economic measures what military means have so far failed to do. It is unclea...

The US wants to isolate Iran from the global economy. Here is who Tehran trades with, and how much is at stake.

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

The US has used threats of secondary sanctions, whereby countries trading with a sanctioned country also face sanctions.