Says they lack a basis in international law and are not authorised by the UN Security Council
\n Beijing
\nChina on Tuesday said it was against \u201cillegal unilateral sanctions\u201d as Washington moves to impose sweeping secondary sanctions targeting Iran\u2019s commercial aviation network.
\n\u201cChina consistently opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorised by the UN Security Council,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, responding to the latest US measures against Tehran.
\nBeijing has repeatedly opposed US sanctions on Iran and what it calls Washington\u2019s \u201clong-arm jurisdiction\u201d.
\nUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that operations of Iranian commercial airlines worldwide would effectively be halted beginning on Wednesday under the sanctions campaign.
\n\u201cOn September 23rd, all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world,\u201d Bessent told CNBC on Monday.
\nHe warned that foreign airports and companies providing Iranian aircraft with fuel, landing services or ticketing could lose access to the US banking system and dollar clearing.
\nBessent said Washington had also discussed enforcement with China, adding that Chinese financial authorities, including People\u2019s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng, were \u201cvery engaged in the process\u201d.
\nHe said Washington had identified financial intermediaries helping Tehran evade restrictions and would target them as part of its pressure campaign.
\nThe measures come under Washington\u2019s Operation Economic Fury as the Iran war, which began with coordinated US-Israeli strikes in late February, enters its seventh month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Says they lack a basis in international law and are not authorised by the UN Security Council Beijing China on Tuesday said it was against \u201cillegal unilateral sanctions\u201d as Washington moves to impose sweeping secondary sanctions targeting Iran\u2019s commercial aviation network. \u201cChina consistently opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n