Iran to increase fuel transit to Afghanistan and Iraq

Senior Iranian Oil Ministry officials announced that the country will soon boost transit of oil products to Afghanistan and Iraq, Trend reported.

"At present we don't need to swap oil products, but we can raise the volume of gasoline and gasoil transit to Iraq and Afghanistan via our country," Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Alireza Zeighami told Shana.

"Currently the private sector is in charge of transporting oil products and the Iranian Oil Ministry plays no role in this regard," he explained.

According to Zeighami, swapping fuel oil and LPG is underway as usual, but NIORDC may also decide to swap gasoline and gasoil depending on its needs