Iran stays defiant while admitting US sanctions dealt 'a deadly blow'

摘要

IRAN'S Oil Minister Bijan Zan-ganeh has admitted that US sanctions have dealt a "deadly blow" to the Iranian oil industry but pledged to keep oil exports flowing, writes Nassir Shirkhani. "The conditions in Iran are in a way that, once every few years, the oil industry receives a deadly blow and the economic sanctions can be considered one of those," Zanganeh said in a statement. "This has caused Iran's oil industry to fall behind from the international position and space but we will resist in this area."