Trump's Iranian U-Turn Exposes an Uncomfortable Oil Truth
Even for seasoned observers of Donald Trump's White House, Tuesday's pronouncement was a headscratcher. China, he wrote on social media, 'can now continue to buy oil from Iran.'
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