Speaking to
NIPNA, Ali Adyani-rad stressed the important role of the petrochemical industry
in the country's economic development, adding: “Iran's petrochemical industry
has been on the path to growth and dynamism thanks to its skilled and efficient
workforce, and external pressures cannot stop the sector’s development.”
The member
of the Iranian parliament's energy committee added: "The continuation and
increase of the sanctions by Trump is an indication of the strength and greatness
of Iran, so the president of the United States, despite having various advisers
and experts around him, could not reach a correct understanding of the Iranian
economy.”
He added
that the Iranian officials had foreseen the possibility of a petrochemical
boycott by the United States, and took into account various scenarios to counter
the effect of the restrictions.