Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Friday that if certain people had not caused delays in ministry’s activities to conclude five other deals with Total to raise Iran’s oil exports to 4 mbd, the US would not be able to impose sanctions on its crude.

ran has asked fellow OPEC members to "refrain from any unilateral measures", warning that would undermine the unity of OPEC, following reports that Saudi Arabia has raised its oil production to a record high this month.