The first round of renewed U.S. sanctions, imposed on August 7, prohibits Iran from the purchase of U.S. dollar and precious metals, part of a larger move that attempts to cut the country off from the international financial system.
A second tranche of U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil exports and gas sector are set to go into effect on Nov. 4.
Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri said on Sunday that the U.S. is seeking to cut Iran's oil exports to zero and prevent Iran's imports of basic commodities including raw materials, Tasnim news agency reported.
Trump's goal by exerting energy sanctions on Iran is to minimize the country's sources of income in the current economic war against Iran, Jahangiri added.
Iran has no concerns over the potential impacts of returning U.S. sanctions on its oil exports given that it is already selling its crude oil higher than the price tag it has set in its annual budget plan, according to him.
Iran was selling its oil at above 80 U.S. dollars per barrel, Jahangiri said, adding that the country would be economically safe even if the sanctions slashed its oil sales by half.
The budget bill for the current Iranian year was devised on assumptions that the country would sell its oil at 55 dollars per barrel, according to Press TV.
Trump "mistakenly" thought Saudi Arabia would be able to replace the lost share of Iran's crude supply to the global market, Jahangiri said.
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