Tuesday, 6 November 2018

how many countries have been allowed to buy Iranian oil after sanctions from US?

how many countries have been allowed to buy Iranian oil after sanctions from US?

Options

1) 8

2)9

3)7

4)6

answer

1) 8

Other details

The United States exempted eight countries, including India from the US sanctions for buying Iranian oil.

Addressing a press conference in Washington, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the list of the countries temporarily exempted from the sanctions.

 These include China, Japan, Italy, Greece, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey.

these countries showed significant reduction in oil purchase from the Persian Gulf country after the Trump administration reimposed sanctions on Tehran.

The US imposed the toughest ever sanctions on Iran.

The sanctions cover Iran's banking and energy sectors and reinstate penalties for countries and companies in Europe, Asia and elsewhere that do not halt Iranian oil imports.