Iran: Sanctions lifted and we sell oil 20% more expensive

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and Head of the Negotiation Committee, made an assessment on current issues during a television program he attended. Stating that oil sanctions have been lifted, Ghalibaf said, “We are selling oil 20% more expensive. Since the day we lifted the blockade at sea, we have exported over 40 million barrels of oil. This happened in less than 10-12 days. We had not exported any oil for about fifty-some days,” he said.

Ghalibaf stated that Iran has assets worth a total of 24 billion dollars in different countries, and 12 billion dollars of this will be left to the discretion of the Central Bank for the purchase of needed goods. Making a statement about the Strait of Hormuz, Ghalibaf said, “The sovereignty of the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran and Oman. The passage arrangements in the strait are according to the regulations determined by Iran. We are exchanging views with the littoral countries of the Persian Gulf. Iran will not back down from its rights in the Strait of Hormuz in any way,” he said.

‘JOINT COMMITTEE TO BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN LEBANON-IRAN-USA’

Ghalibaf noted that they are ready for war if both dialogue and the memorandum of understanding are not adhered to, stating that they went to Switzerland to implement the 5 articles of the memorandum. Emphasizing that they will not start negotiations if these conditions are not met, Ghalibaf said, “The Islamabad Memorandum is a document of the US defeat. After the memorandum, the Zionist regime launched a heavy attack on Lebanon and tried to occupy some places to create problems in the agreement. This situation caused us to go to Switzerland, and we discussed the ceasefire there. After this, attacks on Lebanon decreased significantly compared to before. A joint committee will be established between Lebanon-Iran-USA, and our ambassador will be part of that committee,” he said.