Iran says oil and gas talks continue despite US sanctions
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Saw this news from official Iranian press. Note that I am about as skeptical of Iran’s Mehr News as I am with USA’s CNN – both are heavily biased propoganda, in my opinion.
That said, Iran’s Mehr News is stating in no uncertain terms that despite sanctions led by the USA (and Israel and Saudi Arabia… the list goes on) that Iran is currently having new talks about Oil & Gas cooperation with Switzerland and Italy.
And India has been resisting as well, although that isn’t noted in this particular article.
The new round of Oil & Gas sanctions against Iran seems to have a few hiccups.
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TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Despite US President Donald Trump’s threats on Iran in recent weeks and in the wake of US pullout from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), several foreign petrochemical delegations especially European firms have held talks with the senior officials of Iran’s oil and petrochemical industry.
… US unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran forced several countries especially European countries to adopt harsh positions on the issue.
For this purpose, some European countries including Switzerland and Italy held confidential talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran without any worry of US action in this respect. …