Iran’s president said on Monday that the country is exporting twice as much oil as when he took office in August, despite heavy sanctions on oil exports imposed by the US. Ebrahim Raisi made the claim in a live interview on state-run TV without elaborating, including on the amount of oil being exported. “Oil sales have doubled,” he said. “We are not worried about oil sales.” Raisi’s remarks came as international markets are seeking alternatives to Russian crude following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing Western sanctions. Iran’s crude, with a similar composition to Russia’s grade, comp…