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Dépêche en provenance de l'ESISC :
Tehran announced that it temporarily boosted gasoline production by about 30
percent on Tuesday to show the West it can cope with any sanctions targeting its fuel imports. Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi said the move to raise output by 14 million liters per day
increased total output to 58.5 million liters. "The higher production level, carried out at three southern petrochemical plants, would only last for a few days," he said, making clear it was not
economical in the long run. "With this move we would like to show that the West can not use any limitations on selling gasoline to Iran as a tool against the Islamic Republic," Mirkazemi told a
news conference.
He also said Iran faced no problems in importing gasoline as it had a "good list" of suppliers. It also had at least 1.5 billion liters in storage at all times. "Today, no new limitations, either
from America or any other country, can be imposed against the Iranian nation," he said. The announcement came just hours after The Times reported that the United Nations nuclear watchdog has been
holding secret negotiations with Iranian officials to draft a deal to persuade world powers to lift sanctions against Tehran, on Tuesday.
Separately, US President Barack Obama said in Beijing on Tuesday that China agrees with the US that Iran must prove its nuclear program is of a peaceful nature and not aimed at producing an atomic
bomb. "We agreed that the Islamic Republic of Iran must provide assurance to the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent," Obama said, speaking at a joint news
conference with Chinese leader Hu Jintao. "Iran has an opportunity to present and demonstrate its peaceful intentions, but if it fails to take advantage of this opportunity it will face
consequences" he added.
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