TEHRAN, Iran — A report by an Iranian media website says China has agreed to finance $20 bil­lion in development projects in Iran using oil money not transferred to the Islamic Republic be­cause of international sanctions.  The tasnimnews website published a report Saturday quoting prominent lawmaker Hasan Sobhaninia saying the deal was reached during talks between Iran’s parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani and Chinese leaders. Larijani visited China this week and Sob­ha­ninia accompanied the speaker.  Iran government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nowbakht said last week that some $22 billion dollars of Iranian oil money is stuck in China because of sanc­tions.  The U.S. and its allies have imposed oil and banking sanctions against Iran over its dis­puted nuclear program. Iran frequently uses barter arrangements because of the sanctions.  China is Iran’s top crude oil importer.

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