Treasury Secretary Calls on China to Enforce U.S. Sanctions on Iran Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on China on Aug. 20 to help enforce President Donald Trump’s expanded sanctions against Iran, telling CNBC that Beijing needed to “get with the program.” Bessent said Washington and Beijing were holding private conversations about the enforcement effort. “Keep in mind, the Chinese get 50% of their energy from the Gulf. So, it would do them a big service to get with the program,” Bessent told CNBC, according to a report from Antiwar.com [1]. The request followed Trump’s earlier announcement on Truth Social of…

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