Iran Signs Agreement With Russia for 20 Million Tons of Essential Imports: Report

Iran Signs Agreement With Russia for 20 Million Tons of Essential Imports: Report
An Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility, in Bushehr, Iran, on Nov. 10, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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Iran’s government has signed an agreement with Russia for 20 million tons of essential goods imports, amid talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a local newspaper reported on March 20.

The agreement would allow Russia to export vegetable oil, wheat, barley, and corn to Iran, according to an Iran International report citing a website associated with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.