Former Iranian Official Says Countries Reluctant To Buy Iranian Oil
A former Iranian Oil Company official stressed Tehran's dependence on China's oil market citing global reluctance due to US sanction to import energy from Iran.
A former Iranian Oil Company official stressed Tehran's dependence on China's oil market citing global reluctance due to US sanction to import energy from Iran.
Mohsen Qamsari, during an exclusive interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA), shed light on Iran's plans to bolster its oil production and exports in light of the declining trajectory of Saudi Arabia's oil exports.
He underscored the aspiration to achieve a daily production level of 3.4 million barrels, although he lamented the limited export opportunities beyond the Chinese market. Qamsari stated that Saudi Arabia's export reduction is insufficient to create a substantive opening for Iran's oil exports. He also argued that Saudi shipments fluctuate seasonally.
In the context of Iran's oil market dynamics, Qamsari illuminated Russia's perception of Iran as a competitor, exemplified by its decade-long actions aimed at diminishing Iran's presence in the oil markets. This competitive environment also endures regarding China. The proximity of Russia to China, fortified by a pipeline facilitating Russian oil exports to China, further exacerbates the challenge for Iran in the Chinese market.
Iran's oil minister recently announced a projection of reaching a daily crude oil output of 3.4 million barrels by the end of September, despite ongoing US sanctions.
TankerTrackers.com has reported that in the initial 20 days of August, Iran dispatched an average of over two million barrels of oil daily, marking a more than 30-percent surge compared to the past few months.
The renewed growth in production and exports coincides with an agreement permitting the release of $6 billion of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks, potentially indicative of broader diplomatic dealings beyond the public eye.
Badamchian, who is a long-time regime insider, accused the symbol of the antiregime movement of being a part of the Kurdish Komala Party three weeks before her death anniversary, expected to be a tumultuous period in Iran.
The Islamic Republic designates Kurdish armed groups operating in western provinces of Iran as either "terrorist groups" or "anti-revolutionary." These groups, however, assert that their armed campaigns are aimed at "defending the rights of the Kurds."
Badamchian in an interview with ILNA alleged that there exists a photograph depicting Mahsa Amini engaged in dancing with the Komala Party.
Badamchian tried to defend Amini's arrest by the morality policy last September, saying that "she was inappropriately dressed." During this process, Amini became visibly agitated, subsequently collapsing and passing out. Subsequent to these events, an organized movement, both domestically and internationally, emerged involving media outlets such as BBC, CNN, Manoto TV, and Zionists, alleging that Mahsa Amini had been fatally harmed by the morality police.”
Mahsa Amini received fatal head injuries during the brief period she was under arrest.
Badamchian, a hardline principlist politician with two parliamentary terms to his name, and a founding member of the Islamic Coalition Party, even claimed that the regime exhibited some “leniency” toward Mahsa Amini.
Amidst the fallout from Mahsa Amini's tragic incident, a series of protests erupted, resulting in the loss of over 500 lives at the hands of the regime's agents. Approximately 22,000 arrests were made, with seven executions and additional death sentences on dubious charges casting a shadow over the broader discourse.
