国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Ending U.S. waivers on Iran has little impact on Italys energy mix
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>' <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 22 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>' <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>, <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <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="zero">zero</span>".</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="around">around</span> 50 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="Dessi">Dessi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Istituto">Istituto</span> <span word="Affari">Affari</span> <span word="Internazionali">Internazionali</span> (<span word="IAI">IAI</span>), <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>."</p><p><span word="Dessi">Dessi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="waivers">waivers</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="small">small</span>.</p>
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