>>3610096

Notable

You're right, Anon. This is big news. Here's copy of the article for those that don't want to go to a new tab.

China tells state-owned oil firms to stop buying from Iran ahead of new US sanctions

China’s government has told at least two of its state oil companies to avoid purchasing Iranian oil as the US prepares to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The freeze on imports by China National Petroleum Corporation and Sinopec is temporary and purchases may resume depending on the outcome of negotiations with the US, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential.

Companies that continue buying Iranian crude after sanctions take effect on November 4 face the risk of being cut off from the American financial system.

The decision precedes an upcoming meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit next month and coincides with flaring trade tensions between the countries.

North Korea calls on US to ‘immediately lift’ sanctions

The sales freeze means Iran will lose out on sales to its top oil customer after a halt by other major buyers like Japan and South Korea.

Spokesmen for both CNPC and Sinopec declined to comment. Reuters reported earlier that the companies had made no bookings for November-loading Iranian oil.

“The Chinese side welcomes a practical solution that can maintain normal economic and trade cooperation with Iran,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a briefing on Wednesday.

The Chinese government’s move is in contrast to India, which has said it plans to continue taking limited volumes from the Gulf state in November.

All nations are negotiating with the US for waivers from the restrictions.

In May Trump withdrew from an Iranian nuclear deal hammered out by his predecessor, Barack Obama, and said he would reimpose economic curbs lifted under that 2015 accord.

It was unclear if other companies in China would continue to buy from Iran.

The government has said it opposes unilateral sanctions.

In August US officials in August said they had been unable to persuade Beijing to cut Iranian oil imports, though it did agree not to increase them.

The world’s second largest economy also halted purchases of US crude in August for the first time since September 2016, according to US Census Bureau data, as the trade war between the nations escalated.

While global benchmark Brent crude topped US$85 a barrel earlier this month for the first time in four years, prices have since retreated as Saudi Arabia and other producers have said they will make efforts to fill any potential gap in supply.

>>3610153

They know Potus isn't bluffing.

>>3610168

Anon I replied to had the sauce. Nobody reacted, so I copied the text. Geez. It was his no table.

https://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2170303/china-tells-state-owned-oil-firms-stop-buying-iran-ahead-new-us

>>3610188

Ok.. I was about to reply to that last one and say you're too drunk, go to bed. But it's all good.

>>3610193

Wow. Just one anon here helping out another anon. No need for testiness.

Apparently this activist doesn't understand that US voters can get rid of the crooked politicians that created the stupid policies that allow this caravan to believe they can storm our border and illegally enter our country. We've already taken the first step by electing a Potus that will do everything in his power to stop them.

Caravan Organizer: ‘White Voters’ in U.S. Concerned with Mass Immigration Not Our Problem

“White voters” who sit “in front of their TVs drinking beer” and are concerned with mass immigration to the United States are not a priority, the organizer of a 7,000-strong migrant caravan says.

In an interview with USA Today, an open borders activist traveling with the migrant caravan of previously deported illegal aliens and job-seekers says he has no time to “worry about white voters” in America:

Rodrigo Abeja, a Pueblo Sin Fronteras activist traveling with the migrants, said there were concerns about timing the caravan’s arrival to the U.S. border at about the same time as the midterm elections. But he still felt a duty to help the migrants. [Emphasis added]

“It’s more important to accompany the caravan … than worry about white voters, sitting in front of their TV’s drinking beer,” he told USA Today. [Emphasis added]

President Trump has threatened Central America with cutting off the more than $500 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded aid that is sent to the region every year, as well as authorizing the deployment of 800 troops to the southern border.

Breitbart Texas reported that the migrant caravan stormed through Mexico last week, tearing down a border barrier in the process as they crossed from Guatemala to Mexico. A second group of about 250 migrants from El Salvador are expected to follow the current caravan and head to the U.S.-Mexico border next week.

Less than six months ago, a similar migrant caravan was allowed to cross into the U.S. with weak asylum claims despite threats from President Trump to close down the border. Many migrants from that caravan are now illegal aliens living in the U.S. as they await their asylum hearings.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/caravan-organizer-white-voters-in-u-s-concerned-with-mass-immigration-not-our-problem/