Two Iranian officials and one diplomat told Reuters on Aug. 25 that Iran wants to export a minimum of 700,000 barrels per day of its oil and ideally up to 1.5 million bpd if the West wants to negotiate with Tehran to save the nuclear deal. The US will continue to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and those that do business with the Shah 's Revolutionary Guards , US Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker has said . Furthermore , the US will not issue any oil certificates , she added . Meanwhile , in retaliation for the US - imposed sanctions , France has reduced its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal . In a bid to save the deal , France has suggested offering Iran $ 15bn of credit guarantees until the end of the year if it complies with the nuclear deal .
The US will continue to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and those that do business with the Shah 's Revolutionary Guards , US Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker has said . Furthermore , the US will not issue any oil certificates , she added . Meanwhile , in retaliation for the US - imposed sanctions , France has reduced its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal . In a bid to save the deal , France has suggested offering Iran $ 15bn of credit guarantees until the end of the year if it complies with the nuclear deal .