SHANA -- A member of the Iranian parliament said the US was unable to prevent export of petrochemical from Iran to global markets.

Speaking to Shana, Abdolhamid Khedri, a member of the parliament�s energy committee, said that Iran�s petrochemical products had many customers in the world and the US pressure on buyers of the items from Iran could not prevent their exports by the country.

He said this is because they need the items supplied by Iran in order to produce other products, adding production of many items is specific to Iran.

�We shall not consider US threats as being too important or influential; therefore, we can turn the threats into opportunities,� the MP said.

He further said that the global demand for Iran-mad petrochemicals had grown in recent years, adding that the high quality of the items produced in Iran is another reason why they sell in international markets.