United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said temporary oil waivers were granted to eight countries, including Turkey.
The U.S. reintroduced sanctions against Iranian oil on Nov. 5 while giving some of Washington’s closest allies exemptions that allow Tehran’s biggest customers, mostly in Asia, to keep buying crude for now.
China, India, South Korea, Italy, Greece, Japan and Taiwan are the other countries beside Turkey that received a six-month waiver on the U.S.’ resumed sanctions on Iran, Pompeo said Nov. 5.
Washington has restored measures lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated with Tehran by the administration of President Barack Obama.
President Donald Trump’s administration added 300 new designations including Iran’s oil, shipping, insurance and banking sectors, aiming to cripple Iran’s main export revenues from the petroleum industry.
Despite this, Iran will continue to sell some oil as Washington said on Nov. 2 it would temporarily allow eight importers to keep buying Iranian supplies.
