MOSCOW- Russia could resume wheat exports to Iran soon, TASS news agency cited Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Tuesday.
Iran was one of the largest markets for Russian wheat until it reduced purchases in 2016 because of Tehran's self-sufficiency drive. However, private Iranian millers, who are not allowed to use domestic wheat for flour exports, still need imported wheat.
(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by David Goodman) ((Tom.Balmforth@thomsonreuters.com;))
