Not concerned about EU moves to ban Iranian oil imports: Iran
Iran says it is not concerned about EU moves to ban Iranian oil imports
and will withstand any such pressure as it has done in the past.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in Teheran that Turkey is the right place to hold talks on Iran’s nuke program.
Meanwhile, Britain has said any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and would not succeed.
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said in Washington that British naval forces would continue to play a part in maintaining security in the Gulf.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that his country will survive the sanctions imposed by European Union and the other Western measures.
He was addressing a televised press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Teheran.
On Saturday, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili had urged United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany to resume talks.
The statement comes in the wake of reports that EU nations have agreed in principle to ban Iranian oil imports over its nuclear program.
The European Union is the second-biggest destination for Iranian oil after China. It accounts for around 15 percent of the 2.6 million barrel oil exported by Iran each day.
Iran relies on oil sales for 80 percent of its foreign revenues.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in Teheran that Turkey is the right place to hold talks on Iran’s nuke program.
Meanwhile, Britain has said any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz would be illegal and would not succeed.
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said in Washington that British naval forces would continue to play a part in maintaining security in the Gulf.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that his country will survive the sanctions imposed by European Union and the other Western measures.
He was addressing a televised press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Teheran.
On Saturday, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili had urged United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany to resume talks.
The statement comes in the wake of reports that EU nations have agreed in principle to ban Iranian oil imports over its nuclear program.
The European Union is the second-biggest destination for Iranian oil after China. It accounts for around 15 percent of the 2.6 million barrel oil exported by Iran each day.
Iran relies on oil sales for 80 percent of its foreign revenues.
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