Tehran, Iran, April 28
Trend:
Iran cannot be subject to absolute restrictions, a senior political analyst and Iran's former ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Sabah Zanganeh told Trend.
"Every country in the world makes decisions based on its own interests. A country like Iran, which has borders with 15 neighbors, cannot be subject to absolute restrictions,” he said.
"No country or company in the world is buying their oil exclusively from a single country. India, China and other countries buy a basket of oil from several oil exporters, and no country, even if Saudi Arabia gives them free oil, does not limit their oil purchases."
Zanganeh believes that vast boundaries between Iran and Iraq, will be a great opportunity for Tehran to resist against US economic blockade. "Iran-Iraq ties are rooted in their history, and these historical interactions will not be eliminated by superpowers."
The United States is about to stop Iran`s oil export to zero, but the reality is that this goal hasn't been achieved so far, he said.
"Europe, of course, is going to buy Iran`s oil as a part of its commitments under the nuclear deal (JCPOA). The EU must defend its freedom of action; otherwise, its credibility will be in danger and it will not be able to fulfill its obligation,” the analyst noted.
The minimum commitments from Europe is to guarantee the financial relations with Iran in a currency other than dollar, without limiting the type of goods, he said referring to INSTEX.
He added that the three European countries (UK, Germany and France) have always been purchasers of Iranian oil.
“The minimum expectation from Europeans is to buy Iran's oil for domestic consumption,” he added.