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Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links
🇮🇷 IranAug 27, 2026 18:53SRC: MIDDLE EAST EYEBY: Fleur Hargreaves
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Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran. Asked by reporters at the Oval Office why he hasn't sanctioned Chinese banks over such transactions, Trump responded "who said I'm not?" "You don't know if I'm doing it. Well, I don't have to announce everything, do I?" he added. China has opposed US secondary sanctions related to Iran, conde
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Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links
US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran.
Asked by reporters at the Oval Office why he hasn't sanctioned Chinese banks over such transactions, Trump responded "who said I'm not?"
"You don't know if I'm doing it. Well, I don't have to announce everything, do I?" he added.
China has opposed US secondary sanctions related to Iran, condemning them as "illegal."
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