An advisor to Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said the country has been buying basic goods from two American companies for 20 years, and the central bank continues to request purchases from them, according to the advisor.
An advisor to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has confirmed that Iran purchases food products from the United States, saying the country has been buying basic goods from two American companies for 20 years and that the central bank continues to request purchases from them. The confirmation, reported Thursday evening, contrasts with weeks of denials by Iranian officials regarding commitments to purchase US agricultural goods. As The Zioneer has reported, Ghalibaf himself had previously dismissed President Trump's claim that unfrozen Iranian funds would be used exclusively for American agricultural products, and Iran's central bank governor also denied any obligation to buy US goods. The advisor's statement suggests that long-standing commercial ties with American suppliers persist, despite official political pushback.
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