Israel demands immediate effect of Iran sanctions
Israel says an EU embargo on Iranian oil and additional sanctions -- due to take effect from July -- should begin now.
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Engen buys Saudi oil to replace Iran's shortfall
Trade sources say Engen has decided to buy additional crude from top oil exporter Saudi Aramco after it halted imports from Iran.
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Don't punish your friends
The US forcing countries to stop oil imports from Iran needs to be considered carefully as it's the consumer who will be expected to pay up.
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Netanyahu defiant in the face of sanctions
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says international sanctions are hurting Iran's economy but not enough to persuade it to curb its nuclear ambitions.
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Shell feels the bite of Iran sanction with R1bn debt
Shell is struggling to pay off $1-billion that it owes Iran for crude oil because EU and US sanctions make it almost impossible to process payments.
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South Africa suspends Iran oil imports
South Africa has suspended almost all of its oil imports from Iran and intends to abide by a US request to significantly drop supplies from the state.
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SA idles in neutral as Iran oil fuels diplomatic tension
South Africa is walking a fine line, balancing conflicting East-West attitudes to Iran while protecting oil imports and warding off fuel price hikes.
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Iran lashes out at Western motives
Iran has condemned what it calls the use of oil as a political tool against producers, referring to Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Iran's catch-me-if-you-can oil sanctions strategy
International sanctions have a patchy history, and Iran's oil elite have been dodging them for decades, writes Peg Mackey.
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Tehran is 'immune to sanctions'
US officials say the embargoes against Iran are doomed to fail and are now just a means to delay an attack by Israel on the country.
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