Tehran needs to import fuel with rationing

TEHRAN


Importing petrol is a sensitive issue when world powers are considering imposing a new round of UN sanctions on Iran for its refusal to give up nuclear work which the West says is aimed at building atomic bombs. Tehran denies the charge.

Officials have said Iran imported about 40 per cent of its needs before rationing began. Comments by a senior National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) official published yesterday by Mehr News Agency suggest the figure was more like 50 per cent.

Reuters