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“As the cost of oil continues to soar, the Treasury Department on Friday lifted sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels, which the Trump administration says will help ease prices — but which is also likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort.”
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“the action was met with bewilderment by many lawmakers and analysts, who said it will provide the Iranian regime a cash infusion as it actively tries to kill U.S. soldiers on the battlefield.
“This move directly contradicts Trump’s own statements that the United States is considering winding down this conflict,” said Brett Erickson, managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, which specializes in financial crime and regulatory issues. “You don’t unsanction Iranian oil if you’re winding down. This is the action of an administration that has no exit ramp and knows it. The word for that is desperation”
“As the cost of oil continues to soar, the Treasury Department on Friday lifted sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels, which the Trump administration says will help ease prices — but which is also likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort.”
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“the action was met with bewilderment by many lawmakers and analysts, who said it will provide the Iranian regime a cash infusion as it actively tries to kill U.S. soldiers on the battlefield.
“This move directly contradicts Trump’s own statements that the United States is considering winding down this conflict,” said Brett Erickson, managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, which specializes in financial crime and regulatory issues. “You don’t unsanction Iranian oil if you’re winding down. This is the action of an administration that has no exit ramp and knows it. The word for that is desperation.”