{"id":1288,"date":"2026-02-15T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:47:01","slug":"trump-netanyahu-agree-to-curb-iran-oil-exports-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=1288","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Netanyahu Agree To Curb Iran Oil Exports To China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON:<\/strong> President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during a meeting at the White House that the United States would work to reduce Iran\u2019s oil exports to China as part of efforts to intensify pressure on Tehran, a media report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Axios, citing two US officials briefed on the matter, both leaders discussed steps to curb Iranian oil sales, particularly shipments destined for China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe agreed that we will go full force with maximum pressure against Iran, for example, regarding Iranian oil sales to China,\u201d the report quoted a senior US official as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to the report, China\u2019s foreign ministry said on Sunday that normal cooperation between countries conducted within the framework of international law was legitimate and should be respected and protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China currently accounts for more than 80 per cent of Iran\u2019s oil exports, and any reduction in the trade could significantly impact Tehran\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, US and Iranian diplomats held talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme through Omani mediators last week in an attempt to revive diplomacy, amid heightened regional tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diplomatic efforts come after the US administration positioned naval assets in the region as American forces prepare for the possibility of sustained military operations involving Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during a meeting at the White House that the United States would work to reduce Iran\u2019s oil exports to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1055,100,1158,254],"class_list":["post-1288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran-oil-exports","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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