title: presstvamericans repudiated clinton foreign policy
text: irans carpet exports to us at mn thu oct   am economy iran says it exported about  million of handwoven carpets to the united states since the removal of sanctions in january 
  iran says its exports of handwoven carpets to the united states have reached around  million since the removal of sanctions in january 
  hamid kargar head of the iran national carpet center told reuters that iran was under pressure in the us market by rivals such as like india pakistan and turkey during the years that the sanctions were in place 
  kargar emphasized that the worlds largest buyer imported more than  million worth from iran in  before the trade embargo on the country was tightened 
  he emphasized that a growth in exports of handwoven carpets will have a positive impact on the lives of the carpet weavers in the country 
  there are almost  million carpet weavers in iran  of whom are working fulltime kargar said 
  between march and september this year iran exported  million worth of handmade carpets or  tons to  countries reuters said that was a  percent increase in value and  percent rise in weight compared to a year earlier 
  during the sanctions years iran partially compensated for its loss of market share in the united states and europe by finding new buyers in russia china south africa and some latin american countries the report added it still holds about  percent of the global trade in handmade carpets kargar further told reuters 
  iran shipped its first cargo of handwoven carpets  globally considered the crown jewel of its handicrafts industry  to the us in february after the sanctions against the country were lifted 
  the cargo was sent to los angeles from hamburg loading