Oil Minister Asserts Iran Won't Cut Exports Despite Nuclear Standoff.

The article reports that Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh, Iran's top oil official, has said that his country will not use its oil supplies in nuclear negotiations. At a meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Vaziri said that it would be too disruptive to deny Iranian oil supplies to a world that is scrambling for energy. He also noted that Iran's generous stance on oil could give the country a more persuasive position in the United Nations.