China can continue to buy Iranian oil, U.S. President Donald Trump stated Tuesday (June 24, 2025) in what appeared to be aid for Tehran from sanctions Washington has beforehand imposed to punish the commerce.
“China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also,” Trump wrote in a submit on his Truth Social platform as he travelled to a NATO summit in The Hague.
China’s place as the principle purchaser of Iranian oil has served as a vital lifeline for Tehran as its economic system is battered by crippling worldwide sanctions.
Beijing buys greater than 90% of Iran’s oil exports, in accordance to the evaluation agency Kpler.
It imported 1.3 million barrels of Iranian crude oil a day in April, down from a five-month excessive in March.
Last month the United States introduced recent sanctions on Iranian oil gross sales to Beijing, nonetheless, as Trump’s administration continued its “maximum pressure” marketing campaign in opposition to Tehran.
China has condemned latest US bombing strikes on Iran’s nuclear amenities and known as for events within the area, “especially Israel”, to de-escalate.
And it has known as for a political answer to assist a declared ceasefire maintain.
But analysts say that the preventing between Israel and Iran has severely diminished Beijing’s regional leverage.