Trump successfully pressured China not to buy Iranian oil during his first administration and stated that as a result Iran was 'flat broke,' and he indicates he would repeat this policy in a second term.
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“he told the Chinese not to buy a single barrel of Iranian oil and they didn't and he said nobody else did either and as a result the Iranians were flat broke as a result of the Trump presidency and he's talking very much as if that's exactly what he'd do second time around”
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'Never Before Seen' Oversupply Of Oil To Collapse Crude Price? | Doomberg & Paul Sankey— David LinCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:45:10 PM
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