KERRY ALWAYS COMES TOO LATE : WHAT ABOUT RUMORS OF A BARTER DEAL? RUSSIA & IRAN ?
The statement made no allusion to the story of a barter deal between Iran and Russia, as reported in a Reuters exclusive on January 10. According to Reuters, the two states are negotiating an oil-for-goods barter worth $1.5 billion a month, which would raise Iran’s oil exports significantly. Reuters cited “Russian and Iranian sources close to the barter negotiations” as saying that “final details were in discussion for a deal that would see Moscow buy up to 500,000 barrels a day of Iranian oil in exchange for Russian equipment and goods”. (EAWORLDVIEW.)