2 hours agoIran: We've taken steps to confront the US blockade.
Periskopi(2 months ago)
(2 months ago)Iran's oil minister, Mohsen Packeyad, has acknowledged that the country is “faced with challenges” due to the US blockade of its ports, but says it has taken countermass.
Packejad did not specify what measures were taken in his comments to state television.
“over 40 days of war, our production did not decrease and the export process was favourable. Of course, in the days after the American blockade, we have faced challenges, but measures were taken and this process continues”, he said.
He added that the enemy <x0 is full of illusions”.
A recent US intelligence report also suggested Iran had the capacity to handle the blockade, at least for the next few months.
The analysis of the CIA, which we reported Saturday, said Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from its ports blockade by the end of summer, and that America's influence over Tehran was limited.
Iran has repeatedly demanded that Washington remove the blockade as part of any peace agreement.
