Iran Sanctions: US Asks Saudis to Reassure China on Oil Supplies

摘要

The US has enlisted Saudi Arabia in its ef- forts to win China’s cooperation in taking a tougher stand against Iran. Speaking in Riyadh Monday during a Mideast Gulf tour aimed at building support for further sanctions, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the world’s largest oil exporter to reassure Beijing that Saudi Arabia could offset oil supplies should Iran cut exports in retaliation.