Addressing a weekly press briefing, Mr. Nobakht said Iran expected the remaining signatories of the JCPOA (also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal) to stay committed to the pact, saying: "All the countries that still honor the JCPOA must remain committed to all of its articles concerning sale of crude oil and petrochemicals without any limitations."  

"We would never exert any efforts to prevent cutting to zero of Iran's oil exports because we consider such statements as illusion and deem it impossible for any country to stop Iran's oil exports," the spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.

He stressed that, except for the production quota of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), no limits can be assumed for Iran's crude oil production.