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Monday, August 6, 2012

Sanctions Cost Iran $133 Million a Day in Lost Revenue

Sanctions Cost Iran $133 Million a Day in Lost Revenue

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the US and EU sanctions have already caused a 52% fall in shipments exporting oil from Iran, equating to 1.2 million barrels per day, about $133 million worth of crude.US Congress has now passed a new set of sanctions aimed at punishing banks, insurance companies, and shipping companies which deal with Tehran in oil trades.Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that the new sanctions seek “to tighten the chokehold on the regime beyond anything…Read more...

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