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State Department: U.S. sanctions Chinese buyer, Iranian 'shadow fleet' for oil shipments to China; administration reaffirms maximum‑pressure policy
Summary
Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. is sanctioning a Chinese refinery described in the briefing as a "teapot refinery" and additional Iranian entities and vessels involved in shipping oil to China; the action is tied to the administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran.
Tammy Bruce, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said the United States is imposing sanctions on a Chinese refinery described in the briefing as a "so called teapot refinery" for purchasing "millions of barrels of oil worth approximately half a billion dollars." She also said the department is sanctioning "several additional entities and vessels in Iran's shadow fleet…
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