Trump warns Xi over Chinese support for Iran, receives assurances, US envoy says
FXI•Trump warned Xi that direct or indirect support for Iran was unacceptable, and Beijing assured Washington on Thursday that China was not supporting Iran, US ambassador David Perdue said.
1. Assurances from Beijing
Trump warned Xi during talks in Washington this week against providing direct or indirect support to Iran, Perdue said. Perdue said Washington received assurances from Beijing on Thursday that China was not supporting Iran.
2. Iran ties remain in focus
A senior Iranian official said Chinese officials had vowed that pressure from the United States would not limit China’s economic, political or military ties with Tehran. The article also cited reports that Iran expected a shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers and had used a barter-like arrangement to buy goods from China while bypassing oil sanctions.
