The United States is demanding that China cease any aid to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S. ambassador claimed Beijing is playing ball.

Ambassador to China David Perdue told CNBC in a Friday interview that President Donald Trump has communicated this request for weeks but revisited the issue during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington.

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