Iran may have oil options to drag things out

Iran may have oil options to drag things out

Iran has more cards to play to avoid the U.S. blockade halting its oil output — at least for now, analysts say.Why it matters: Oil is Iran's economic lifeblood, and President Trump hopes blocking exports — which eventually causes production to halt — will force concessions.But Iran has extra storage capacity, and reportedly can get some tankers through the blockade — so it may be able to resist that pressure for a while longer.The state of Iran's oil infrastructure could sway regime strategy as...

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