Iran won’t 'confirm nor deny' Russian oil-for-goods deal
The Iranian oil minister's refusal to confirm an alleged Russian oil-for-goods program has increased speculation about the controversial deal condemned by US officials.
Iran’s oil minister refused to answer questions about reports of a $20 billion oil-for-goods program with Russia.
“I will neither confirm nor deny this topic,” Bijan Zanganeh told reporters when asked at the funeral of former president Mohammad Khatami’s wife’s father. When asked if the deal exists at all, Zanganeh said, “We do not even have a bartering deal.”