{"id":1817,"date":"2006-06-23T11:08:38","date_gmt":"2006-06-23T10:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorised\/regime\/1817-iran-calls-halt-to-petrol-imports"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:28:56","slug":"iran-calls-halt-to-petrol-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/regime\/iran-calls-halt-to-petrol-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran calls halt to petrol imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"oil-pump\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-29327\" height=\"112\" alt=\"Iran calls halt to petrol imports\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/06\/oil-pump.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/oil-pump.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/oil-pump-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/oil-pump-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>BBC News &#8211; Iran is to stop importing petrol from September and instead start rationing the fuel, its oil minister has said.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as Tehran seeks to reduce the billions of dollars it spends each year on petrol imports due to a shortage of domestic refineries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While Iran is the world&#8217;s fourth largest oil producer, it currently can only produce 57% of the country&#8217;s daily petrol consumption.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as Iran continues its nuclear stand-off with the West.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heavily subsidised<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Petrol imports are an expensive problem for the Iranian government because it heavily subsidies its domestic petrol prices.<\/p>\n<p>A litre of regular petrol in Iran currently costs just 800 rials (9 cents; 5p).<\/p>\n<p>This problem has intensified for Tehran due to an upsurge in petrol demand caused by a big rise in car ownership, and increased petrol consumption to Iran&#8217;s neighbours, where prices are far higher.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s oil minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said the decision to start rationing petrol was preferable to rising prices.<\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s ongoing nuclear row with the West centres on Iran&#8217;s attempts to build its first nuclear power station.<\/p>\n<p>While Tehran insists its ambitious are solely power generation, the US and Europe fear Iran wishes to develop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News &ndash; Iran is to stop importing petrol from September and instead start rationing the fuel, its oil minister has said. 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