Despite sanctions, America imported Iranian oil for the first time in 30 years
Despite sanctions, America imported Iranian oil for the first time in 30 years
Monday May 31, 2021 | 09:42 AM
Reuters revealed, on Monday, that the United States of America will import Iranian oil during the year 2021, despite the sanctions imposed on Tehran, noting that this is the first time in 30 years .
Data from the US Energy Information Administration showed that “the United States imported a rare shipment of 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude last March, despite the sanctions imposed on the Iranian energy sector .”
And the energy data pointed out that “the shipment represents the second import of oil by the states from Iran since late 1991 .
The United States of America imposes sanctions targeting the oil sector in Iran by placing entities and individuals on the US sanctions list, including Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, claiming that they support the Iranian Revolutionary Guards .
In September 2019, the United States announced its intention to impose sanctions on any country that deals with Iran or buys oil from it, after the Trump administration withdrew from the nuclear agreement with Iran.
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