U.S. warns China over Iranian oil as sanctions fight intensifies
The United States has warned China after reports that Beijing told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions on purchases of Iranian crude.
The dispute centres on Iranian oil sales and the pressure campaign around them.
The only confirmed detail in the supplied material is that China instructed its independent refineries to ignore the sanctions.
The warning adds to an already tense sanctions confrontation involving the United States, China and Iran.
No casualties or physical disruption are reported in the supplied row.
The issue matters because Iranian crude purchases have long been a point of friction in wider U.S.-China relations, and the latest move suggests the dispute is still active.
The supplied material does not say when the instruction was issued, how many refineries were involved, or whether any enforcement action has followed.
It also does not provide a direct response from China or Iran.
Further details would be needed to establish the scale of the policy shift and whether it leads to new sanctions measures or retaliation.
