Figures from Kpler, the leading energy analysis company cited in a report on Sunday by Fars, showed Iran exported one of the highest numbers reported since he tightened his sanctions in Iran during his first semester in 2019, and 1.8 million barrels per day (BPD) per day in May, on par with those seen in September last year.
Vortexa, another major ship tracker, released figures in July, showing that Iran has shipped an average of 1.8 million bpd of oil in a given week over the past few months, Fars said.
The numbers are the latest indications that Trump has failed to make efforts to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero.
The US president signed an executive order in early February to restore the so-called maximum pressure campaign in Iran. The order allowed the US Treasury to announce 12 rounds of sanctions on entities allegedly related to Iran’s oil export operations.
For the first time Trump has targeted Chinese businesses and refineries. It is the country that is the largest buyer of Iran’s oil through private refineries.
But after ordering airstrikes at Iran’s nuclear facilities last month, Trump said Beijing could officially buy oil from Iran.
Fars’ report cited figures from Oliprice.com that show Iran had increased its oil exports by nearly 44% in late June, when it defended itself against the Israeli regime’s war of aggression.
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