The incident occurred as Shinzo Abe was visiting Iran, as the first prime minister to do so since 1979. Japanese media said that Seko had initially held an emergency meeting at his ministry, where he had received a phone call on the matter. Seko gave orders to deal with the situation and continue to gather information. Japan imports almost all of its 3 million barrels of crude oil per day from Gulf countries, beginning with Saudi Arabia. After a halt to flows from Iran due to threats of sanctions from the US, Tokyo increased its imports from other area producers such as the UAE and Qatar.(ANSAmed).
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The incident occurred as Shinzo Abe was visiting Iran, as the first prime minister to do so since 1979. Japanese media said that Seko had initially held an emergency meeting at his ministry, where he had received a phone call on the matter. Seko gave orders to deal with the situation and continue to gather information. Japan imports almost all of its 3 million barrels of crude oil per day from Gulf countries, beginning with Saudi Arabia. After a halt to flows from Iran due to threats of sanctions from the US, Tokyo increased its imports from other area producers such as the UAE and Qatar.(ANSAmed).