Iran insists it could raise crude oil exports to 2.5 million barrels per day if the US agrees to lift sanctions against Tehran as part of a potential agreement between the two countries to return to the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement. First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri admitted that Iran's oil sales had "dropped a lot" since the US reimposed sanctions after withdrawing in 2018 from the agreement formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "We have tried to neutralize the sanctions," Jahangiri said, adding that "now the situation is better and we are in control of the situation, and we can ... (full story)