US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-sanctions-iranian-oil?CMP=share_btn_url

    Posted by MakinaRPh

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    1. CalebVanPoneisen on

      Huh? Iran just yeeted a ballistic missile 3,800 km away and instead of escalating further everyone’s suddenly like *>shrugs<*?

      This whole war thing is super weird.

    2. its_Astroffe on

      Why don’t we just confiscate the oil? Why are we buying it if we are at war? Arrrrrrrr

    3. Playful_Accident8990 on

      So is the reverse TACO doing this an hour before the market closed? Or is it the classic false reversed reverse, escalating the war with the real reversal occurring over the weekend?

    4. liverpoolFCnut on

      Bomb Iran to only lift sanctions off Iran while Iran bombs everyone else stopping their oil exports? Brilliant!

    5. Like Iran give a shit about sanctions.. they been sanctions for decades and still surviving and winning at the moment.

    6. GotWaresIfYouGotCoin on

      Trump ….really did not think 2 minutes ahead on this.  It was absolutely obvious.  I think he started buying his own talk.

    7. That guy you know from your hometown that was still going to high school parties when he was 26 thinks you’re a panican that doesn’t understand that this is just 9D chess.

    8. Unhappy_Hedgehog_808 on

      Didn’t some Iran government official say that they have no surplus to send anywhere anyway and Bessent is basically shooting his mouth off to manipulate the markets.

    9. All that oil waiting to traverse the strait of Hormuz has already been purchased. Lifting sections doesn’t do a thing.

    10. I don’t know any way to look at this other than to say USA is losing this war.

      Before this war, trade in the Persian Gulf was wide open to everyone, except we had sanctions on Iran so they were limited to dark fleets trade.

      We attacked Iran thinking we could quickly gain control of Iran, and therefore all the oil trade in the gulf, and use that as leverage over China.

      Instead, Iran exerted their control over the gulf and has completely shut down oil trade to us and our allies, and now we are so desperate to get oil flowing to our allies we lifted the sanctions on Iran so they could supply to them.

      I mean this is embarrassing. Unless there’s some kind of deal we’re not aware of where the money isn’t all going to Iran, then this is just 100% capitulation to Iran.

    11. housemoneyrocketship on

      So..USA 💣 Iran
      Iran 💣 other countries
      USA buys Iran oil
      Iran spends money to make 💣?

    12. maldinisnesta on

      Born too early to fight in the Middle East, born too late to fight in the Middle East, born just in time to fight in the Middle East.

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