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Mohajerani, who declared that Iranians would continue to sell their oil as they had for the past decades, undeterred by Washington's
unrelenting sanctions."Under the sanctions regime, several ministries are on the front lines, with the Ministry of Oil being a key target
The hasty and targeted sanctions against Mr
in the Iranian crude oil exports.U.S
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement that the sanctions designated Paknejad and three entities engaged in the Iranian oil
trade in China, and named three shipping vessels as blocked property for their use in the transactions.The fact that the U.S
needs to impose new and updated sanctions suggests that previous efforts have failed, Mohajerani noted
The president has been saying that he wants a new deal with Iran on its nuclear program ever since unraveling one signed in 2015
But Iran managed to pick up on sales in the following years, with its biggest customer being China