On April 16, the United States passed the sanctions against Iran bill, which will ban other countries from importing Iranian oil, Yellen said that she will join forces with G7 countries and global allies to follow up, and also asked China not to import Iranian oil, such as Chinese companies will be sanctioned if they import oil.
Reuters reported that on April 16, local time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the sanctions bill against Iran by an absolute majority of 383 votes to 11, comprehensively weakening Iran's ability to export oil. This is the beginning of US sanctions against Iran after Iran retaliated against Israel, US Treasury Secretary Yellen said at a press conference: A number of sanctions will be imposed on Iran in the coming days, mainly to cut off Iran's foreign funds.
In the past, the United States sanctioned Iran, one of the most important of which was not to allow other countries to import Iranian oil, but Iran can still export oil, and some countries ignore the United States. As the world's second-largest economy, China imports a large amount of oil from Iran every year. According to the United States, importing oil from Iran is "destabilizing the region."
Of course, the United States is aware of the fact that China imports a large amount of Iran, but this sanction also involves China, and if Chinese financial institutions import oil from Iran, they will impose sanctions on the grounds of major financial transactions. Yellen said she would seek support from the G7 group, global allies and China not to import oil from Iran.
The Washington Post analysis pointed out that the United States weakens Iran's oil export capacity is the wisest option, and will also expand sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil. Last year, the United States sanctioned a number of Chinese companies and financial institutions for importing Iranian oil. In the future, it will be extended to sanctions against refineries and banks that import Iranian oil, which is a blow to China's energy security and will inevitably anger China.
On the day of the sanctions, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said: Biden is communicating with the leaders of the G7 group of countries to impose sanctions on Iran's missile and drone programs. EU Foreign Affairs Committee Vice President Josep Borrell said that several EU member states will sanction Iran in protest against Iran's export of drones to Russia, and will also explore the possibility of sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.
I have to say that the United States is very hegemonic and double-standard. Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, resulting in the death of seven Iranian officials, Iran chose to retaliate, and also informed Israel and the United States and other countries in advance that Israel did not suffer much, although Israel said that it would respond, and the United States began a new round of sanctions against Iran. As a victim, does Iran have to swallow its anger?
It also asks global allies to follow suit, and also asks China not to allow the import of Iranian oil, and sanctions are imposed on Chinese companies and commercial organizations that dare to import it, which is pure bandit logic. In the past, Chinese companies were sanctioned on the grounds of Sino-Russian relations, but now they want to sanction Chinese companies again because of their close relations. After learning that Iran had retaliated against Israel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres believed that the Middle East region is currently "on the verge of the abyss."
In the 24 hours after Iran retaliated against Israel, Israel's actions in Gaza caused hundreds of civilian casualties in Gaza. The reason why Israel is so arrogant and ignores the Security Council resolutions is because of the bottomless connivance and support of the United States. Increasing sanctions against Iran will only make Israel more unscrupulous and will only add fuel to the fire of the situation in Gaza.
On the surface, it is to sanction Iran, but in fact it is aimed at China, which imports eighty percent of Iran's oil exports, 20 million tons of oil per year, and most importantly, Iran uses RMB to settle the settlement. This is undoubtedly a smashing of the United States' job, and we all know that the economic hegemony of the United States is to use petrodollars and the dollar settlement system.
Moreover, as an important member of OPEC, if other countries also use the renminbi to settle oil, the hegemony of the dollar will collapse in an instant, and the United States, which is unwilling to be resigned to decline, will absolutely start a war. After all, Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi used the facts to tell everyone that they don't use dollars to settle the fate of oil. It's just that Iran is large and has the support of major powers, and the United States can only pass sanctions.
If the United States can force China not to purchase Iranian oil, it will be a huge blow to the internationalization of the renminbi and China's international influence, and it will also pose a serious threat to the mainland's energy security. But obviously, we are not going to bother with the United States.
Israel's attack on Iran and Iran's retaliation against Israel are all spillovers of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It also reflects the decline of US hegemony and its inability to respect its allies. After the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States and Europe supported Israel, killing more than 30,000 Palestinians and displacing hundreds of thousands, creating a humanitarian crisis rarely seen since World War II.
Israel's massacre of the Palestinian people has not even been recognized by the United States and the West as a matter of human rights, but also with the connivance of the United States, Israel has unscrupulously killed United Nations staff and attacked international humanitarian organizations, which is completely a crime against humanity.
When Israel massacres the Palestinian people and indiscriminately bombs civilians, women and children, many Western countries have demonstrated in protest against Israel's atrocities and in solidarity with Palestine. Biden also repeatedly knocked Israel on not making a big deal out of it, and in the end the United States abstained from voting on the Gaza issue in the Security Council, and the Security Council passed a resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza.
However, in order to drag the United States into the water, Israel directly took the risk of bombing the Iranian embassy in Syria, which caused the United States a great headache, but no matter what Iran reacted, the United States must support Israel. Fortunately, Iran maintained restraint and notified all countries in advance that it only attacked for two hours, otherwise there would be a large-scale outbreak of Israel, and the United States would most likely end up for Israel, otherwise once Israel is gone, the American petrodollar will collapse in an instant, and after the collapse of hegemony, countries that have had grievances with the United States over the years will have grievances to repay their grievances.
The United States was forced by Israel and Japan, but there was no way, the United States was not strong and could only rely on its allies to achieve its global strategy. Of course, the United States does not want peace in the Middle East countries, after all, Saudi Arabia and Iran have reconciled, and if the Arab countries are reconciled, then the US Middle East strategy will be dangerous.
On April 15, after Iran stopped retaliating against Israel, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called his Iranian counterpart and expressed his appreciation for Iran's timely restraint in avoiding the situation in the Middle East.
The Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers have a phone call, which is known to the whole world. However, the United States still imposes high-profile sanctions on Iran, and China is also involved, but in terms of Sino-US relations and Sino-Iranian relations, we naturally agree with what the United States opposes, and China and Iran are sovereign countries, and they do not need to pay attention to third countries when conducting economic and trade diplomacy.
Moreover, the purpose of the dialogue between China and Iran is to hope for an early settlement of the Gaza issue and bring peace to the Middle East.
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US media: Sullivan announced that he would impose new sanctions on Iran, "showing the willingness of the United States to retaliate in the economic field" Global Network
Yellen announced that new sanctions on Iran were about to be launched, and U.S. Treasury Department officials: Seek assistance from China and G7 and other countries Observer.com
Iranian President: If Israel launches an attack on Iran, Iran will respond harshly to the global network