Days ahead of a critical summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, the United States has placed fresh sanctions on a number of Chinese firms for links with Iran.
On Friday, the State Department sanctioned four firms, three of which are based in China, linked with providing satellite imagery it said enabled Iranian strikes on US forces in the Middle East.
The US Treasury Department, meantime, designated 10 individuals and companies, including several based in China, on Friday, which it said helped Iran secure weapons and materials needed to build ballistic missiles and drones.
“Today’s action holds China-based entities accountable for…