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China's Ministry of Commerce; issues retaliatory measures against foreign sanctions under 2021 law.
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#9310 May
Mentioned in: Trump expects Iran reply; signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#939 May
Mentioned in: Mokhber calls Hormuz an atomic-bomb equivalent
Iran Conflict 2026#938 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sanctions China's biggest SAR satellite firm
Iran Conflict 2026#928 May
Ordered five OFAC-sanctioned refineries to publicly defy OFAC under China's 2021 Blocking Rules via Announcement No. 21
Iran Conflict 2026: Beijing splits MOFCOM defiance from NFRA loan halt#916 May
China splits on Hengli before Trump-Xi
Iran Conflict 2026#896 May
Araghchi meets Wang Yi in Beijing
Iran Conflict 2026#906 May
Mentioned in: Xi denies arms transfers ahead of summit
Iran Conflict 2026#882 May
Published the five named Chinese refineries protected under the 2 May Blocking Rules order
Iran Conflict 2026: MOFCOM names five Chinese refineries under Blocking Rules#872 May
Activated the 2021 Blocking Rules, naming five refineries barred from OFAC Iran compliance
Iran Conflict 2026: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC#902 May
Issued Announcement No. 21 directing Chinese entities not to comply with EO 13902 and EO 13846
Iran Conflict 2026: Beijing flips its blocking statute live#8226 Apr
Issued no specific instrument in response to the Hengli designation; response held at embassy level
Iran Conflict 2026: GL-V opens a 24 May Iran deadline#8025 Apr
Mentioned in: Beijing's Hengli reply stops at the embassy
Iran Conflict 2026#8213 Apr