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Who buys oil from Iran?

By early 2026, China had become Iran’s leading customer for crude oil, accounting for more than 90 percent of Iran’s total oil exports, which average about 1.5 million barrels (63 million gallons) per day. About 7 percent of the remainder is divided among Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Iraq, with the rest going to a handful of other countries in the Middle East and Asia.