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A spokesman for Dutch intelligence confirmed two Iranian civilians were expelled from Holland in a statement. But when pressed for more details, refused. He said: "We can confirm that the Netherlands has expelled two persons accredited to the Iranian embassy. "We will not provide any further information."The news follows a threat by Iran to cut off oil reserves to the rest of the world in the wake of conflict with the US. Donald Trump recently warned of punishments for companies that purchase oil from Iran, which triggered a retaliation from President Hassan Rouhani who threatened to halt exports of oil to neighbouring countries.
A spokesman for Dutch intelligence confirmed two Iranian civilians were expelled from Holland in a statement. But when pressed for more details, refused. He said: "We can confirm that the Netherlands has expelled two persons accredited to the Iranian embassy. "We will not provide any further information."The news follows a threat by Iran to cut off oil reserves to the rest of the world in the wake of conflict with the US. Donald Trump recently warned of punishments for companies that purchase oil from Iran, which triggered a retaliation from President Hassan Rouhani who threatened to halt exports of oil to neighbouring countries.
US could ask Russia for more oil as Iran sanctions loom
Despite thorny U.S.-Russia relations, the U.S. may press Russia and other producers to expand on their just-announced deal to increase crude output, as the U.S. attempts to cut off Iran from the world oil market. Novak told CNBC on the weekend that the hike was sufficient for now. Analysts expect sanctions against Iran to remove about 500,000 barrels a day from the world market by the end of the year. The sanctions on Iran and the U.S. exit from its nuclear agreement were also opposed by Russia, but sources say Russia was key in swaying Iran. Cohen said, "The broader thing is the sanctions have a potential to get much worse on Russia.
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