Iran Trade Volume Hits $100b Despite Sanctions
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN – First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri hailed the private sector in saving the national economy in the sanctions era and reiterated that the trade volume has reached $100b amid sanctions.
Speaking in the Second National Conference on Social Sacrifice in Tehran, Jahangiri said that national economy was on verge of collapse after sanctions were reimposed, but due to efforts and sacrifice of private sector it was revived.
He added that in the Islamic Revolution all people have witnessed sacrifice in practice, adding that Iranian people see blessings and signs of sacrifice in any moment of their lives.
Jahangiri added that Iranian nation since the victory of the Islamic Revolution 40 years ago has always shown its devotion and sacrifice in all scenes.
He then pointed to the U.S. policy against Iran which is the maximum pressure and an economic war against the nation, and they openly announce it as they want to make people to revolt against the establishment under economic pressure.
He noted that he, as an official in charge of the resistance economy, emphasizes that Americans have used all means to ground Iran’s economy.
He also pointed to the compliance of some friendly countries of Iran with the U.S. policy on sanctions, adding that Americans have even put pressure on some friend countries’ like China, Russia and Turkey and they have accepted that they are unable to resist against the U.S. threats and have stopped buying Iran’s oil.
Jahangiri admitted that he never thought that an independent country like India would follow the U.S. and to stop buying Iran’s oil.
The First Vice-President added that despite pressures, Americans have failed to stop Iran’s oil sales, adding that some young and committed managers could find ways for oil sales in order to defeat the U.S. in zeroing oil sales.
He went on to say that despite the U.S. sanctions on Iran’s shipping sector and ports, over 100m tons of goods have been loaded or unloaded in Iran’s ports and it has surprised the Americans about this amount of loading despite sanctions.
Jahangiri said that despite the U.S. pressure on the global banking sector to avoid trade with Iran, Iran’s trade volume worth over $100b, and it happens while the Americans still want to increase the pressure to close all gateways for Iran.
He reiterated that in this tough condition, the role of private sector and its sacrifice is revealed to the nation as the private sector which is mostly misjudged has come to the rescue of national economy and they provide the country with necessary goods by taking high risks.
