Iran made billions of dollars, bypassed sanctions amid US blockade, top official Rezaee claims
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Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled. (photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)" />
"In the past month or two, we sold seventy million barrels of oil," he said. "Now every day we sell oil to American ships on that side, as much as we produce."
Iran-US tensions escalate over Hormuz Strait
- Donald Trump again claims Hormuz as ‘US territory’; Iran refuses to reopen strait Deccan Herald —
- Iran condemns US plans of new sanctions as Trump warns against countries providing Iran a lifeline The Jerusalem Post —
- Iran condemns U.S. plans to announce new sanctions as both sides show no signs of peace talks The Globe and Mail —
- Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’ The Guardian —
- U.S., Iran trade warnings ahead of new sanctions as Hormuz traffic remains stalled Haaretz —