# China Defends Cooperation With Iran Amid US Warnings | Opening Trade 8/25/2026

https://mins.news/en/video/31478

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-25 10:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWH7uh2cyrE

> Beijing threatened retaliation against the US and said it would not retreat from cooperation with Iran after new Trump administration sanctions targeted businesses in China and Hong Kong. Bessent announced dozens of sanctions on entities, people and vessels, while warning that companies and countries continuing to trade with Iran could face so-called secondary sanctions.

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