‘Hopefully will purchase plenty from US…’: Donald Trump says China can buy Iran oil, but wants it to purchase from America; will it listen?

Following an Israel-Iran ceasefire, President Trump suggested China could continue purchasing Iranian oil, though the White House clarified this wasn’t an easing of US sanctions. Despite Trump’s call for China to buy more US oil, analysts doubt this will significantly alter China’s import patterns, given existing trade dynamics and Beijing’s energy security priorities.