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Trump says any country that buys oil from Iran will not be allowed to do business with U.S. (www.cnbc.com)
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Trump’s comments are clearly directed at China, which is importing more than 1 million barrels per day from Iran, said Scott Modell, CEO of consulting firm Rapidan Energy. Modell said U.S. sanctions are unlikely to have an impact on Iranian oil flowing to China unless the White House targets Beijing’s state-owned enterprises and infrastructure.

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[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 17 points 1 day ago

So clearly he's not getting his head around the idea that China is willing to cut us off if we start making demands.

Either that, or he's trying to gain leverage for the tariff talks, and only has the one idea.