Trump says that the countries that buy Iran oil will prevent the United States’ business

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any country or person who buys oil or petrochemicals from Iran will not be allowed to do any work with the United States

United States crude oil Futures rose $ 1.11, or 1.91 %, to $ 59.32 a barrel, while the global standard Brent 1.15 dollars, or 1.88 %, rose to $ 62.21 a barrel. Iran is one of the largest oil producers in OPEC.

“Any country or person who buys any amount of oil or petrochemicals from Iran will be subjected to secondary penalties immediately,” Trump said in a post on the social media platform. Social truth. “They will not be allowed to deal with the United States of America in any way, shape or shape.”

Trump has implemented what he calls a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran since he took office, which aims to completely close Islamic oil exports to the Islamic Republic. The President accused Iran of using oil revenues to finance armed groups throughout the Middle East.

Trump also started negotiations with Iran last month because of its nuclear program. His administration believes that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb, which is the claim of Tehran. The president said he preferred to reach an agreement with Iran. During his first term, Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear agreement that negotiated with Iran by President Barack Obama.

Scott model, CEO of Rapidan Energy, said that Trump’s comments are clearly directed to China, which imports more than a million barrels per day from Iran. Model said that US sanctions are unlikely to have an impact on Iranian oil that flows to China unless the White House targets state -owned companies and infrastructure in Beijing.

Model, a former CIA officer, told CNBC that the president’s statements “do not indicate a change in the administration’s campaign to reach a new agreement with Iran, but rather confirming Trump’s belief in negotiation through force.”

Trump imposed last month what he calls “Secondary definitions“In any country that buys oil from Venezuela, another member of OPEC.