US ends Iran, Russia oil waiver
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The United States will not be renewing the waivers that allowed purchase of some Iranian and Russian oil without facing U.S. sanctions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Wednesday.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. won’t renew a general license that the administration temporarily granted for the sale of Russian and Iranian oil already on the seas during the Iran war.