With options for oil and natural gas expanding, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a joint nuclear agreement has strengthened the country’s independence. Iran celebrated Monday the 50th anniversary of a national gas company, a milestone that came roughly one year after the country signed a multilateral agreement to curb nuclear research activity in exchange for relief from some international sanctions. The president said relief from sanctions meant Iran could expand its trade relations for oil and natural gas, curbing domestic restraints in terms of petroleum products like gasoline while offering more outlets for oil. “A revolutionary country needs to be independent, for a revolution means the country must be independent and free,” he was quoted by the Iranian Oil Ministry’s news website SHANA as saying. “This is what a […]