US Sanctions Waiver

Oil minister says Europe not buying Iran oil despite US waivers

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Tuesday Italy and Greece had stopped buying oil from Iran despite being granted waivers from US sanctions.
2019-02-05 13:51
Major S Korean refiners to import Iranian condensate in Feb.

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Hyundai Oilbank Company, a major South Korean refiner, plans to import 2 million barrels of Iranian condensate this month, a person familiar with the issue said Monday.
2019-02-04 09:01
Japan's Cosmo Oil resumes intake of Iranian crude: source

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Cosmo Oil has started loading its first Iranian crude oil cargo, the latest Japanese refiner to resume import of Iranian oil more than two months after the US sanctions waiver was granted, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
2019-01-28 09:43
By: Morteza Rahmani

Sanctions 'blessing in disguise' for Iran to unlock potentials

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Months have passed since US President Donald Trump started his hawkish game against the Islamic Republic, but Tehran is still finding ways to sidestep the effects of the sanctions and push its plans forward in the oil and gas sector.
2019-01-26 16:19
India to share Iran oil with state refiners

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – India will not share the limited supply of Iranian crude allowed under a US waiver from sanctions with private refiners, according to the sources.
2019-01-16 11:11
Japan banks set to resume Iran oil transactions after regulatory clearance

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Major Japanese banks are set to resume Iranian oil transactions after receiving final regulatory clearance, paving the way for the country's refiners to begin loadings as early as this month, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told S&P Global Platts Tuesday.
2019-01-15 12:05
US says not to extend waivers on Iran oil sanctions

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The United States will grant no more waivers for Iranian oil after the reimposition of US sanctions, the US special representative for Iran said on Saturday.
2019-01-12 13:58
India to continue to import Iranian oil despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) –In spite of US sanctions imposed on Iran, India will continue to import oil from Iran.
2019-01-12 12:22
Indian refiners paying for Iranian oil in rupees: UCO Bank

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – India has begun paying Iran for oil in rupees, a senior bank official said on Tuesday, the first such payments since the United States imposed new sanctions against Tehran in November.
2019-01-09 11:42
Turkey resumes oil imports from Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Turkey has resumed imports of Iranian crude oil after a one-month pause in November when US sanctions on Iran came into force.
2019-01-08 19:55
India's BPCL to resume intake of Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp will import 1 million barrels of Iranian oil in February after a gap of three months, with the nation’s overall purchases from Tehran remaining at 9 million barrels, three industry told Reuters on Tuesday.
2019-01-08 09:00
More potential buyers for Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Deputy Oil Minister Amir Hossein Zamaninia says the number of potential buyers of Iran’s oil has increased despite the US sanctions.
2019-01-05 17:22
Iran may still invest in Chennai Petroleum expansion: Indian Oil Corp.

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – India’s biggest refiner Indian Oil Corp Ltd said on Wednesday that Iran may still invest in a refinery expansion project at one of its subsidiaries.
2019-01-02 10:41
Turkey expects US to extend Iran sanctions waiver

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Turkey expects the US to extend its sanctions waiver on importing Iranian oil, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said Thu., according to Bloomberg.
2018-12-27 19:02
Senior Indian official:

Iran crude vital for sustaining balance in oil trade

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian crude in the global market is extremely important for sustaining a balance in oil trade, says Sanjiv Singh, chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
2018-12-26 09:03
Iraq receives waiver extension to import Iranian gas, power

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – The United States has extended for 90 days a waiver given to Iraq from sanctions against Iran, a State Department spokesman said on Friday, allowing Baghdad to keep importing Iranian gas that is critical for Iraqi power production.
2018-12-22 08:57
Japan set to resume Iranian oil imports

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Japanese oil wholesalers are expected to resume crude oil imports from Iran by as early as the end of the year.
2018-11-28 17:03
China resumes Iran oil imports

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Asia’s largest buyer of Iranian oil is said to have resumed purchases from the Persian Gulf state following a one-month hiatus, a move that will help allay fears that US sanctions on OPEC’s third largest producer will constrain global supplies.
2018-11-24 10:44
By: M.A. Saki

Pompeo and Bolton want to torture Iranian nation

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his special representative for Iran Brian Hook have claimed that humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine are exempted from sanctions against Iran.
2018-11-21 22:45
Japan’s Fuji oil plans to resume Iran oil loadings from January

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Japanese refiner Fuji Oil Company is set to resume Iranian crude purchases after Japan received a waiver from US sanctions on Tehran, industry sources familiar with the matter said.
2018-11-19 15:13
New sanctions against Iran showed US irresponsibility: Daryl Kimball

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington believes the new sanctions against Iran showed the United States' irresponsibility.
2018-11-18 21:19
Trump's Iran sanctions aren't working as planned: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The Trump administration's strategy of maximum pressure on Iran hasn't achieved its intended impact, said a report on Saturday.
2018-11-18 18:12
US new sanctions to impact Iranian nation: Dorsey

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – James M. Dorsey, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, says the new US sanctions will affect the lives of the Iranian people.
2018-11-14 14:51
Davenport:

Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran only isolates Washington

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association says that “Trump’s decision to violate the nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions only isolates Washington, undermines US credibility, and risks damaging the utility of sanctions down the road.”
2018-11-10 15:04
Iraq to buy Iranian electricity after US sanctions waiver

TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – The US has granted Iraq a waiver to allow it to keep importing electricity from Iran.
2018-11-09 11:47