“The barter of Iran’s oil against Russian commodities is not true and no such an agreement has ever been signed,” the minister said. Zanganeh has hinted that the Iranian government endorsed such a deal, but nothing was formalized . Both sides already cooperate in a variety of fields, with Russia supplying fuel for Iran’s nuclear reactor at Bushehr. “The two countries only cooperate with each other in the oil and gas sectors,” he said. “Iran will benefit from the technical and operational capabilities of Russian companies in the oil and gas industries.” His comments follow a November declaration from the Kremlin that it plans to sign contracts to deliver grain and possibly industrial products to the Iranians in exchange for oil. Iran has long been searching for a way around […]