Iran is ramping up oil production capacity in a bid to raise crude sales under US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration after Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign to curb the country’s oil sales to zero, state television reported Dec. 6. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, speaking to his cabinet, said the oil ministry has been instructed to “take all necessary measures” to prepare the oil industry’s resources and equipment to return to full capacity within three months. “The economic war with the US created numerous barriers against the country’s oil and petrochemical products exports. But Trump’s wish to zero Iran’s [crude oil] exports never came true,” Rouhani said. The Iranian president pointed to the JCPOA, […]