Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil
Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil
M.U.H
02/05/202538
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap secondary sanctions and cut off business with the countries that purchase Iranian oil or petrochemicals.
“All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday.
“Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form.”
The threat came after the fourth round of indirect talks between Iran and the US on Tehran’s nuclear program and the removal of US sanctions were postponed.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said "logistical and technical reasons" were behind the postponement of the Oman-mediated negotiations.
Tehran and Washington have already held three rounds of indirect talks over the past few weeks. In the meantime, however, the US has imposed anti-Iran sanctions as part of Trump's so-called maximum pressure campaign against the nation.
The Islamic Republic denounced the sanctions as clear evidence of the contradictory approach of American decision-makers and their lack of goodwill and seriousness in advancing the path of diplomacy.
In addition to imposing sanctions, the US officials have threatened military action against Iran.
In an X post early on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran over what he called "lethal support" for Yemenis.
"You know very well what the US Military is capable of — and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing," he said.
The US has repeatedly accused Iran of supplying arms to Yemen, a claim categorically rejected by Tehran, as Sana’a is producing its own weapons and defense equipment.
Last month, Trump acknowledged that the Yemenis are "experts" on making missiles, saying, "Nobody thought that, but they make missiles. It’s highly sophisticated.”
