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Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said that the US sanctions against Tehran also include restrictions on essential goods highly needed by the country.
Although the US sanctions seem to make no problem for Iran to purchase its essential items like wheat, banking exchanges for the imports of such items are impossible due to restrictions caused by the US sanctions, Jahangiri said.
While they claim the sanctions do not impose any restrictions on the imports of drugs and medical supplies, different countries say that they will be questioned by the US if they export medicine to Iran, he added.
Underlining the significance of self-sufficiency in producing wheat, the official said that the country’s wheat production is expected to rise to 14 million tons this year.
The first vice-president also said that with the inauguration of the Persian Gulf Star refinery in southern Iran, the country is not only meeting its gasoline needs, but also exports gasoline and gas oil to other countries.
He said that if Iran had failed to focus on this project, the US would undoubtedly sanction the country’s gasoline export.
Meanwhile, Jahangiri said on Saturday that the Iranian economy grew last year despite all the pressures on the country.
He said that the country’s economic growth became positive during the third quarter of the year, so that it witnessed a 3.3% economic growth excluding oil and a 1.3% economic growth including oil revenue.
He continued that some 470,000 jobs were created in Iran over the past year so that the country’s unemployment rate experienced a rise during the period.
