Iran shrugs off EU oil embargo
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p><span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Rostam">Rostam</span> <span word="Qasemi">Qasemi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="IRNA">IRNA</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Qasemi">Qasemi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confronting">confronting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="Qasemi">Qasemi</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="republic">republic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 18 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="Qasemi">Qasemi</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p><span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p>
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