Beijing latest key player in nuclear negotiations, edging closer towards Tehran

…Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, told JNS that U.S. sanctions enforcement on Iran has been lax. “According to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s assessment, from January to September 2021, Iran exported almost 300 million barrels of crude oil and gas condensates. That is almost 100 million barrels more than the equivalent period in 2020,” he said. “In our calculations, comparing all of 2020 to 2021, Iran increased its export total by 123 million barrels—an increase of more than 40 percent. China is a big part of that increase.”