Iran parliament speaker warns prolonged war could halt oil sales and production

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that a prolonged war could leave the country unable to sell or even produce oil.

“If the war continues like this, there will be neither a way to sell oil nor the ability to produce it,” Ghalibaf wrote on social media.

He also criticized US President Donald Trump’s comments about oil prices, saying that the conflict risks harming not only US interests but also those of countries across the region and the world.

“Trump said oil prices would not rise very much, now that they have risen, he says they will soon be corrected.”