Iran says Japan has started process of importing Iranian oil 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersJapan has started the process of importing Iranian oil, which was suspended due to US sanctions, the governor of Iran’s central bank said on Monday. “After China, South Korea, India, and Turkey, Japan also started the process of importing Iranian oil,” Abdolnaser Hemmati was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA. However, exemptions have been granted to Iran’s biggest oil clients – Japan, China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Italy, Greece, and Turkey – which allow them to import some oil for another 180 days. Iranian oil accounted for 5.3 percent of Japan’s total crude imports in 2018.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 21, 2019 07:18 UTC