{"id":20290,"date":"2026-04-25T08:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20290"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:40:08","slug":"us-sanctions-chinas-teapot-refinery-for-buying-iranian-oil-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20290","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions China\u2019s \u2018teapot\u2019 refinery for buying Iranian oil | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Hengli refinery, China\u2019s second-largest, has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran\u2019s military, the US Treasury says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 25 Apr 2026<\/span>25 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The United States has sanctioned a Chinese oil refinery for buying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian oil.<\/p>\n

Ahead of potential new talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran, the US Treasury Department on Friday said that it was targeting Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, China\u2019s second-largest \u201cteapot\u201d or independent refinery.<\/p>\n

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Hengli is \u201cone of Tehran\u2019s most valued customers\u201d and has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the Iranian military through crude oil purchases, the Treasury added.<\/p>\n

It also imposed new sanctions on about 40 shipping firms and vessels alleged to be operating as part of Iran\u2019s shadow fleet.<\/p>\n

The Chinese embassy in Washington, DC pushed back against the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call \u200con the US to stop politicising trade and sci-tech issues and using them as a weapon and a tool and stop abusing various kinds of sanction to hit Chinese companies,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

China gets more than half of its oil from the Middle East, and last year purchased more than 80 percent of Iran\u2019s shipped oil, according to analytics firm Kpler.<\/p>\n

The US Navy has blockaded Iranian ports since April 13, in what President Donald Trump claims is a bid to further choke Iran\u2019s proceeds from oil and gas exports.<\/p>\n

Teapots under pressure<\/h2>\n

China\u2019s \u201cteapot\u201d refineries are small, privately owned refineries, mostly based in Shandong province and nicknamed for their teapot-like shape.<\/p>\n

They play a key role in beefing up China\u2019s oil supplies by importing and stockpiling discounted Iranian and Russian oil \u2013 while allowing state-owned enterprises to remain more insulated from politically risky oil trading.<\/p>\n

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged Friday to continue targeting the \u201cnetwork of vessels, intermediaries, and buyers Iran relies on to move its oil to global markets\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny person or vessel facilitating these flows \u2013 through covert trade and finance \u2013 risks exposure to US sanctions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Aside from the prospect of sanctions, the US-Israel war on Iran has increased financial pressures for teapot refineries, which are facing \u201chigh replacement prices in a market already strained by global tensions\u201d, Brussels-based economic think tank Bruegel reported last month.<\/p>\n

Even before the war began, the Trump administration was targeting China\u2019s independent refineries.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Treasury sanctioned Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group, Shandong Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical and Shandong Shengxing Chemical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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