An Iranian lawmaker says the country’s parliament (Majlis) has drawn up a three-phase “preemptive embargo package” against certain European states in retaliation for their sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Press TV reports.
“In the first step, countries hostile to Iran will be deprived of Iran’s high-quality light and heavy crude oil,” Naser Soudani, vice-chairman of Majlis Energy Committee, said on Tuesday.
Noting that nearly 70 refineries in Europe and other parts of the world depend on Iran’s crude, the MP added, “At present, some refining companies in Europe are importing crude oil from Iran through intermediaries.”
“Certain European states should be assured that Majlis will not stay idle and watch while [Iran’s] national interests are endangered…. After the UK and France, some other European states will be officially subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s oil embargo,” the legislator said.
