The move was confirmed by the country’s Oil Ministry, with the spokesman saying that Iran will be “selling its oil to new customers”.

The decision is not expected to have a big impact, as France only bought three percent of its oil — 58,000 barrels a day — from the Islamic republic last year, and Britain buys less than 1 per cent.

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