Iran tells OPEC it opposes moving oil producer group's next meeting to July

FILE PHOTO: Gas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oilfields in the Persian Gulf, south of the capital Tehran, July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi - Copyright Raheb Homavandi(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 04/06/2019 - 19:06•Updated 20/04/2024 - 03:32

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LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has told OPEC that it opposes delaying the oil producer group's next meeting, setting the scene for another fight with fellow members as U.S. sanctions put Tehran under unprecedented economic pressure with its oil exports down to just a trickle.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh, in a letter seen by Reuters, said he disagreed with an OPEC proposal to reschedule the meeting to early July. The talks are currently set to take place on June 25-26.

In a separate letter, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Algeria and Kazakhstan also disagreed with moving the dates.

(Reporting by OPEC team; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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