ago and to whom. The EU sanctions that take effect July 1 and the US sanctions, taking effect June 28, are intended to make a major crimp in these sales, but not to drive the sales to zero. Oil purchases by these countries have been going up and down in recent months and governments have been saying many different things, for example, telling their publics they won’t be opushed aorund by the Americans and telling their oil companies to buy less from Iran.
