Iranian Oil Starts Flowing to Tajikistan Despite U.S. Sanctions Risk
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We provide what many… Tajikistan announced that it is now receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran, opening a potential new energy source for a country whose fuel supplies have long been dominated by Russia.
The deliveries began in late August, Tajikistan's Energy and Water Resources Ministry told the Asia-Plus news agency, following talks between the two countries on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector.
The ministry has not disclosed the volume of the shipments, their commercial terms, or how the oil and petroleum productswere transportedto Tajikistan.
The move also raises questions about potential US secondary sanctions for doing business with Iran, particularly as Washington has stepped up pressure on Tehran's oil revenues.
US Treasury spokeswoman Gigi O'Connell said the department would not comment on specific allegations of sanctions violations but warned that Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors are subject to increased sanctions risk.
"Anyone operating in that sector incurs that risk themselves should they continue to choose to do so," O'Connell said in an e-mailed response to RFE/RL.
Tajikistan has asked Iran to supply up to 2.55 million tons of crude oil and petroleum products annually, including gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
But that figure represents a requested or potential volume rather than the amount currently being delivered.
The potential shift toward Iranian supplies could give Dushanbe another option, although the economics and logistics of moving large quantities of Iranian oil to landlocked Tajikistan remain unclear.
The oil deal comes as Tajikistan faces continued uncertainty over fuel supplies from Russia, which accounted for more than 91 percent of the country's petroleum-product imports in the first half of 2026.
Russian fuel shortages and export restrictions, exacerbated by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, have prompted Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries to seek alternative sources.
| Product | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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