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E.U., U.S. sanctions against Iran are clamping down on oil exports, agency says

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Stringent new sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union against Iran have curbed the country's oil exports by more than 1 million barrels a day, according to new data released by the International Energy Agency. The IEA data, released late last week as part of a little-noticed annual report, paint the first detailed picture of how hard the sanctions have hit Iran: The agency estimates that the country's oil exports have fallen by almost a third in the past three months, representing a substantial loss of income for the government.
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