mo4ch:>Washington making ‘bad mistake by politicizing oil & using it as a weapon’ – Tehran | Mo4ch News

The United States will not be able to bring Iran’s crude exports to zero, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said. The statement follows US demands that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions.“With all our power, we will work toward breaking America’s sanctions,” Zanganeh said in parliament, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).The Trump administration on Monday said it will not renew exemptions granted last year to buyers of Iranian oil, explaining the decision is “intended to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero.”Also on rt.comUnited States to end sanction waivers for countries importing Iranian oil“America has made a bad mistake by politicizing oil and using it as a weapon in the fragile state of the market,” Zanganeh said as cited by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States has been in “constant discussions with allies and partners” (including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia) t…