The US side said it had informed Beijing that it would impose trump era sanctions on Iranian oil, the Ministry of Commerce responded

On the 25th, the Ministry of Commerce held a press conference. At the meeting, a reporter Phoenix Satellite TV asked: we are concerned that the Biden government has informed Beijing that it will impose trump era sanctions on Iranian oil. What is China's response to this? If the sanctions are implemented, will the "measures for blocking improper extraterritorial application of foreign laws measures" implemented by China in January this year play a role?

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Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said: 'we have noticed the relevant media reports. As for the so-called "notification" mentioned in the report, I have received any information in this regard at present.

Gao Feng pointed out that I want to emphasize that the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue is a multilateral agreement approved by the UN Security Council should be fully effectively implemented. China has always adhered to an independent foreign policy, to the basic norms of international relations such as mutual respect for sovereignty, non-interference in each other's internal affairs equality mutual benefit, has always firmly opposed the US invoking its domestic law to impose unilateral sanctions so-called "long arm jurisdiction" on other countries. China will continue to uphold a fair, objective responsible attitude make unremitting efforts to safeguard the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. At the same time, China will firmly safeguard the normal economic trade cooperation between China Iran its legitimate rights interests.

Gao Feng said that if the extraterritorial application of relevant foreign laws measures violates the basic norms of international law international relations damages the legitimate rights interests of Chinese citizens, legal persons other organizations, China will carry out relevant work in accordance with the actual situation relevant laws regulations to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security development interests.

In July 2015, Iran reached a comprehensive agreement with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China Germany on the Iranian nuclear issue. According to the agreement, Iran promised to limit its nuclear program, the international community lifted sanctions against Iran. In May 2018, the trump government unilaterally withdrew the Iran nuclear agreement, then restarted added a series of sanctions against Iraq. Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of part of the terms of the agreement, but promised to take "reversible" measures.

Biden made a condition before taking office that if Iran first re abides by the Iran nuclear agreement, then he will lead the United States to return to the Iran nuclear agreement after taking office as president of the United States. Biden also declared that the United States will work with other allies to strengthen expand the Iran nuclear agreement.

On January 27 this year, the new US Secretary of state Lincoln said that as long as Iran re abides by the Iran nuclear agreement, the Biden administration is willing to reduce the sanctions imposed by the trump administration on Iran.

On March 18, the Financial Times quoted senior US government officials as saying that the US side had "informed China" that it would continue to implement sanctions against Iran. The official also said sanctions could be lifted if Washington Tehran resume talks on a multi-party nuclear deal.

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According to the report, the ban may take the form of "secondary sanctions" (observer's online note: "secondary sanctions" tend to be subject to long arm jurisdiction, often including menu sanctions, US dollar account sanctions, freezing sanctions other means, aimed at restricting individuals enterprises outside the United States carrying out any form of transactions with sanctions targets). In 2019, the trump administration imposed sanctions on a Chinese state-owned energy company several oil tanker companies on the ground of violating the restrictions on oil trading with Iran set by the United States.

Previously, according to foreign media reports, on December 3, 2020, Iranian foreign minister Zarif said in a video conversation that day that if the United States the European Union can fulfill their original commitments in the Iran nuclear agreement, Iran will release its goodwill; If the United States lifts all sanctions against Iran, Iran will abide by the Iran nuclear agreement, but it is impossible to renegotiate. Zarif said, "the Iran nuclear agreement any other international agreement are revolving doors. You can't come in impose restrictions on others, benefit it then suddenly decide to leave, causing another 250 billion dollars of losses to the Iranian people."

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Source: International Petroleum Network