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Exclusive: Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal

Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of its tar-like crude, with the first cargoes due this week, five people close to the deal said.

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