Zanganeh: OPEC Must Remain Apolitical

Iran will stay in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries despite some of the member states hostility, the Oil Minister said.
According to the parliamentary news website ICANA, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh regretted that some OPEC members have turned the organization into a political tool to oppose two founding members -- Iran and Venezuela.”
The minister said two governments in the Middle East are showing increasing hostility against Iran. “We are not their enemy, but they are showing hostility towards us and are using oil as a weapon in the global market.”