Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on state TV on Wednesday that Iran is determined to increase oil exports, despite U.S. sanctions on crude sales.
“There is a strong will in Iran to increase oil exports despite the unjust and illegal U.S. sanctions,” said Owji, reported Reuters.
“I promise that good things will happen regarding Iran’s oil sales in the coming months,” he said. “Iran will return to its pre-sanctions crude-production level as soon as U.S. sanctions on Iran are lifted. We are against using oil as a political tool that would harm the oil market.”
Iran and six world powers have been in talks since April over reviving the nuclear deal, though the last ones were held in June and no further negotiations have been scheduled, according to the report.