Iran Press/Middle East: 'In Qatar, we do not believe unilateral sanctions bring positive effects for crises which must be solved through dialogue and dialogue only,' Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Wednesday said.
Qatari Foreign Minister maintained that the US decision to end Iran oil waivers will deal a blow to the countries relying on the country’s oil, Russia Today reported.
The United States has demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face the prospect of sanctions, ending six months of waivers that had allowed Iran’s eight biggest customers, mostly in Asia, to import limited volumes.
On Apr. 22, Donald Trump administration announced that the United States will not be renewing waivers for several countries that were previously exempt from US sanctions on Iranian oil imports.
Washington reinstated a series of unilateral sanctions against Iran in early August and re-impose a second batch in November which as Trump said the goal was to bring Iranian oil export to zero.
But for neutralizing oil market shock and stopping rising oil prices, Washington grant waivers to eight Iranian oil buyers when the sanctions on oil imports started in November. Exceptions granted for up to 180 days.105/201
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