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Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for any favours
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: U.S.
- As he flew back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil.
- “We’ve wiped out their (Iran’s) armed forces, essentially.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but China gave no indication it would weigh in.
As he flew back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.
His comments shed no light on whether Beijing might use its influence with Tehran to end a conflict it said should never have started.
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