Sanctions
China asks banks to pause new loans to US-sanctioned refiners
Tensions are escalating between the superpowers just weeks before a long-awaited meeting
China uses anti-sanctions law to counter US blacklisting of refiners that bought Iranian crude
This comes less than two weeks before US President Donald Trump is due to visit Beijing
China’s rare defiance of US sanctions sparks showdown over banks
The Asian nation has long been the single largest buyer of Teheran’s oil shipments
US warns of sanctions risks for Chinese refiners of Iranian oil
The move risks adding yet another irritant for China ahead of an expected summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month
Chinese refiner Hengli, sanctioned by US, restructures Singapore unit: sources
Washington sanctions refinery unit for allegedly buying billions of dollars in Iranian oil
US sanctions on China oil giant Hengli turn up heat for teapot refiners
Hundreds of chemical, synthetic fibre and textile producers across East Asia face near-immediate disruption to supplies
US imposes sanctions on Chinese ‘teapot’ refinery for buying Iranian oil
China buys more than 80% of Iran’s shipped oil, 2025 data from analytics firm Kpler shows
Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries
Manila has temporarily increased coal-fired generation due to the energy supply pressures
Trump says US is waiving certain oil-related sanctions to ensure supply
A prolonged spike in oil and petrol costs could cost Trump and Republicans at the midterm elections
How Iran sanctions and a currency crash triggered mass protests
The country’s oil exports are still the mainstay of its economy
