Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports
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US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb 11, in a photo released by Israel.
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- US and Israeli leaders agreed, Axios reported, to reduce Iran's oil exports to China under "maximum pressure".
- China buys over 80% of Iran's oil, so reducing trade would significantly lower Iran's oil revenue.
- US held nuclear talks but also positioned a naval flotilla, preparing for potential sustained military operations against Iran.
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Feb 11
"We agreed that we will go full force with maximum pressure against Iran, for example, regarding Iranian oil sales to China," Axios reported on Feb 14, quoting a senior US official.
China accounts for more than 80 per cent of Iran's oil exports.
Any reduction in that trade would mean lower oil revenue for Iran.
US and Iranian diplomats held nuclear talks through Omani mediators last week in an effort to revive diplomacy, after the US president positioned a naval flotilla in the region as the American military prepares for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran. REUTERS
