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Rosneft has responded to the US statement about possible sanctions due to oil purchases from Venezuela.

The US State Department is openly using organized crime tactics. including bribery and extortion. in an effort to bend Iran to its will after its allies refused to join a coalition to police the Persian Gulf.

The Trump administration has been making empty calls for talks in what Iran describes as mere political propaganda.

The trade and tariff overhang is inescapable for oil markets.

The deal is intended as an end-run around Russia’s ability to choke off European energy supplies that are shipped via pipelin.

Oil prices have fallen around 20% from a 2019 high reached in April.

Iran has fulfilled all of its nuclear obligations within JCPOA during past years.

President Donald Trump scoffed yet again at a source of electricity championed by his own energy secretary. saying wind power doesn’t work all that well.

China had seen a rapid pace of growth in imports of US crude.

The US will raise the tariff on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports from 25% to 30% on October 1.