Iranian official says oil-for-goods deal planned with South Korea
"According to the plan, goods will be given to Iranian importers and their price will be subtracted from the price of the oil exported to South Korea, and the importers will pay the price of the goods to the Iranian government," said Hossein Tanhaee, head of the Iran-South Korea Chamber of Commerce, IRNA reported.
South Korean officials in Seoul could not immediately be reached for comment on the reported plan.
Iran has also been in talks with European countries on a mechanism to preserve the economic benefits of an international nuclear deal for Tehran after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced the accord as weak and withdrew from it in May, reimposing sanctions on Tehran.
However, few now believe the EU-Iran trade mechanism will cover oil, and diplomats told Reuters last week it could be scaled back to include only less sensitive items such as humanitarian and food products.
That could fall short of what Iran's moderates wish for to fend off anti-Western hardliners demanding Tehran ditch the 2015 nuclear deal that they opposed in the first place. (Reporting by Dubai newsroom Editing by Helen Popper)
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