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Article: Iran offers 20 million barrels of oil to United States
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- September 7, 2005
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will send the United States 20 million barrels
of crude oil to help it overcome the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina, if Washington waives trade sanctions, a senior Iranian oil
official said.
In a gesture that mirrors American aid offers after a devastating
2003 earthquake in Iran, Tehran's envoy to the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries announced his government would ship up
to 20 million barrels of oil to the U.S., state radio reported late
Tuesday.
"If U.S. sanctions are lifted, Iran is prepared to send that
quantity of oil to America," the radio quoted Hossein Kazempour as
saying.
U.S. officials couldn't immediately be reached for comment, but
there were ...