President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the US would work to reduce Iran’s oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two US officials briefed on the issue.
“We agreed that we will go full force with maximum pressure against Iran, for example, regarding Iranian oil sales to China,” Axios reported on Saturday, quoting a senior US official.
China’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday, the first day of a national holiday for the Lunar New Year.
China accounts for more than 80 percent of Iran’s oil exports. Any reduction in that trade would mean lower oil revenue for Iran.
US and Iranian diplomats held nuclear talks through Omani mediators last week in an effort to revive diplomacy, after the US president positioned a naval flotilla in the region as the American military prepares for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran.
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Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports
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Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports
- China accounts for more than 80 percent of Iran’s oil exports
- Any reduction in that trade would mean lower oil revenue for Iran
Several US warplanes crashed, crew survived: Kuwait defense ministry
KUWAIT: Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait’s defense ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.
“Several US warplanes crashed this morning. Confirming that all crew members survived,” a defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, adding that the cause was under investigation.
“Authorities immediately initiated search and rescue operations, evacuating the crews and transporting them to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. He noted that their condition is stable,” the statement added.
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