Trump says buying Iranian oil must stop, threatens secondary sanctions on purchasers


  • World
  • Friday, 02 May 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the National Day of Prayer, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said all purchases of Iranian oil or petrochemicals products must stop and that any country or person buying any from the country would be immediately subject to secondary sanctions.

"They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form," he added in a post on Truth Social.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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