U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to purchase Iranian oil after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, a move that the White House clarified did not indicate a relaxation of U.

In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump wrote that “China can now continue to purchase oil from Iran.” That would be a major shift in U.S. policy, which has tried to constrai

President Trump said he wouldn’t stop China from purchasing oil from Iran, signaling he might ease the U.S.’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran. “They’re in the oil business. I mean, I could stop it if I wanted,