Iran is willing to do whatever it takes to export its oil.

Just ask oil minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, who, in an interview with Russian government-backed news site Sputnik, copped to using the sorts of "deceptive shipping practices" the US is trying to crack down on.

"We use any methods; we do our best [to export oil] and do not give up [in the face of restrictions and sanctions].