# Why is the US easing pressure on China in new Iran sanctions?

https://mins.news/en/item/31815

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-25 15:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cwyz7eenrz1o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced expanded sanctions on Iran under what Washington calls an “Operation Economic Outcast,” but did not single out China. Analysts told the BBC that the prospect of Xi Jinping’s visit to the US may have influenced Washington, while Beijing condemned the measures as illegal unilateral sanctions and vowed to defend its interests.

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