Patrick Clausen, a senior researcher at the Washington Institute, says that even officials of the Tehran government acknowledge that sanctions have brought oil sales by the Islamic Republic to near zero. According to him, the inability of the Islamic Republic to export oil and gas will put the government facing a severe economic and energy crisis in the coming months.

According to Clausen, a harsh winter awaits the Islamic Republic; because the government must, at the same time as sharply reduced oil revenues, also meet the economic and energy needs of the people.

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