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Iran Investigating Case of Seized Tanker

Iran’s Minister of Oil Bijan Zangeneh said that Iran is pursuing the case of an Iranian oil tanker seized in the Indonesian waters. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in his weekly press conference earlier today that Iran is awaiting further details about the seized oil tanker, Trend reports …

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Tehran Says ‘Technical Issue’ Cause of Vessel Detention after Indonesia Seizes Iranian Tanker over Alleged Illegal Oil Transfer

Tehran has dismissed allegations that an Iranian-flagged oil tanker has been seized for illegally transferring oil, despite Indonesian authorities claiming the ship was “caught red-handed.” Speaking on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said they were still waiting for more information from the Indonesian government but claimed a senior …

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US Sanctions on Iran’s Oil, Petrochemicals Thwarted

Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri said the country’s oil, gas, and petrochemical industries have nullified the US sanctions, noting that the oil ministry has managed to implement huge projects. “Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemical industries have thwarted the American sanctions,” Jahangiri said on the sidelines of the 25th International Oil, …

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Iran has |Increased Oil Export

Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh underlined on Friday that the volume of Iran’s oil export has witnessed a sharp increase in recent days. The minister told reporters on the sideline of the 25th Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition that the US-imposed sanctions regime against Iran’s oil industry failed …

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25th Iran Oil Show Opens in Tehran

The 25th Iran Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition (Iran Oil Show) opened at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Friday and will go through Monday January 25. The four-day exhibition was inaugurated by Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh in a ceremony attended by private sector industrialists, representatives of the parliament …

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Iran Seizes 45,000 Bitcoin Miners for Illegally Using Subsidized Government Electricity

Police in Iran have reportedly seized 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs for illegally using subsidized electricity from the state-owned power utility Tavanir, the local Tasmin News Agency reported this week. According to Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh, head of Tavanir, the efficient application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners had been consuming 95 megawatts …

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