Over 20 Nations Dropped Iranian Oil Imports To Zero Since Last May - US State Department

More than 20 countries have lowered their oil trade with Iran to zero since last May, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press briefing on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2019) More than 20 countries have lowered their oil trade with Iran to zero since last May, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press briefing on Tuesday.

"We have seen over 20 nations went to zero since May," Hook said.

Washington, Hook added, gave a choice to other countries to work with the United Sates or continue to deal with Iran.

"There has not been evidence that any of these countries are thinking about evading American sanctions," he said.

On Monday, US President Donald Trump declared his decision not to reissue waivers to any country that is currently importing Iranian oil.

The Trump administration issued waivers to a total of eight countries in November 2018, including China, Japan, India, Italy, Greece, South Korea Taiwan and Turkey. However, Greece, Italy and Taiwan no longer need sanctions waivers because they have already stopped their Iranian oil imports.