Russia has emerged as one of the beneficiaries of the war, with the conflict lifting crude prices and Washington easing long-standing curbs on its exports.

India used to buy 518,000 b/d of Iranian oil in 2018, which slowed to 268,000 b/d between January-May 2019 during the sanctions waiver period,

Chinese state-owned refineries are competing for Iranian crude oil allowed under the US exemption, while barrels remaining in Southeast Asia with origin certificates other than Iran are expected to continue to be acquired by China's independent refiners, according to sources from the state-owned and independent sectors.

Among the sanctioned entities is the Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Co., a China-operated oil terminal located within the greater Zhoushan port area.

According to the resolution, IAEA officials are not allowed to enter Iran for inspections unless the security of the country’s nuclear facilities and peaceful nuclear activities is guaranteed.

On April 10, the US Department of the Treasury sanctioned nearly 30 oil tankers involved in shipping Iranian crudes, as well as a Chinese storage terminal.

US sanctions on Iran have not worked as intended, in part because comprehensive sanctions are so difficult to remove that they no longer motivate Iran to change its behavior

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi.

Одной из тем встречи стал проект по объединению энергосистем России, Азербайджана и Ирана. Николай Шульгинов отметил, что необходимо активизировать работу в этом направлении.

Russia and Iran, under tremendous pressure from sanctions, are turning toward each other—and they’re both looking eastward, too.

«Несмотря на внешнее санкционное давление на Россию и Иран, торгово-экономическое сотрудничество между нашими странами продолжает демонстрировать устойчивый рост», – подчеркнул Александр Новак.

We are finalising a new major Russian-Iranian treaty that will elevate our relations to the level of strategic partnership.

The sanctions freeze assets of companies based in Iran, Vietnam, Singapore, the UAE and Hong Kong.

Важную роль в развитии двусторонних отношений играют флагманские проекты сотрудничества, продолжил вице-премьер, такие как строительство атомной электростанции «Бушер» и теплоэлектростанции «Сирик».

Russian and Iranian officials discussed oil and gas supply swaps, as well as increasing joint energy investments May 25, as an increasingly isolated Moscow seeks more trade partners due to unprecedented sanctions pressure.