Bessent grants a 30-day extension for Russian oil in tankers as Iran war squeezes supply

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil currently at sea. This decision aims to mitigate oil supply shortages exacerbated by the Iran war. The move represents a policy shift for the administration, which had previously indicated a resumption of sanctions on Russian oil. This temporary waiver on sanctions, first introduced in early March, was previously renewed in April. Bessent stated the extension would benefit poorer nations, preventing China from stockpiling discounted Russian oil.

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China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia.

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The US administration had previously said sanctions on Russian oil would resume.

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The move is meant to reduce oil supply shortages caused by the Iran war.

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US will give a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil that is already in tankers at sea.

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Bessent grants a 30-day extension for Russian oil in tankers as Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war squeezes supplyUS treasury secretary said the move would help poorer nations as China would not have the ability to ‘stockpile discounted oil’ from Russia1-MIN READ1-MIN0ListenPublished: 2:47am, 19 May 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday the US will give a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil that is already in tankers at sea, a move that is meant to reduce the oil supply shortages caused by the Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war.The announcement marks a continued policy reversal by an administration that had previously said the sanctions on Russian oil would resume.Originally announced in early March, the temporary waiver on the sanctions was first renewed in April, just two days after Bessent said at the White House that he had no plans to extend the sanctions relief.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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