This could be just empty bravado, but there is no shortage of short-sighted useful idiots around the world who might have helped make it true.
“Iran oil exports increase by 40% despite sanctions,” IRNA, February 25, 2022:
Tehran, IRNA – The minister of economic affairs and finance has said that Iran’s oil exports have witnessed 40 percent growth during the past five months despite the sanctions against the country.
This growth could be achieved while US anti-Iran sanctions did not decrease and the Vienna talks have not reached a definite result, Ehsan Khandouzi told Iran’s Arabic news channel of Al Alam.
American officials have confessed to their defeat in maximum pressure policy on Iran, the minister noted.
During the interview, Khandouzi said the new Iranian government, which took office in August, 2021, has stressed importance of playing a special role in the oil and gas markets….
WPM says
With America not giving leases on federal land for oil, shutting down the keystone pipe line no fracking, the price of a barrel oil up over 100 dollars a barrel he might be telling the truth. The oil pool world wide is smaller if we are not pumping all we can. I am sure China is willing to buy all the oil Iran pumps the same with Russian oil ,China can work up it own reserve of fuel while the west buys Chinese solar panels ,and Chinese windmill that fall apart in a few short years. While China buys up mineral rights on rare earth mines for use in car batteries. for electrical cars. WE in America and western Europe are being lead by green religious Idiot cult leaders.
gravenimage says
Iran’s economic affairs top dog says Iran’s oil exports have increased 40% despite sanctions
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Disgusting if true–which it may not be. *No one* should buy their blood oil.
WPM says
True but China has no trouble buying “. blood oil” China is willing to kill millions of it own citizens during the culture revolution of the late 1950s to 1960s ,millions more in its one child policy forced abortions in the past 35 years what do they care if millions of non-Chinese die or live under Sharia law outside of China? Any country that is an enemy to America or the west especially if they have oil or gas or rare earth to sell or trade to China is surely there friend. America and the west are still buying and trading with China no matter how many of millions of Chinese citizens are kill or round up an put into camps. China has received no push back from Moslem countries for the killing off of millions of Chinese Moslems because they have payoff the governments of those countries or they have a allied with them(for the time being)in their shared hate for the west?
gravenimage says
WPM, there are few Communist Chinese policies I defend–certainly not their dealings with Iran.