The US is sanctioning friends and foes that import Iranian oil starting Thursday, but analysts say the White House might find it harder to eliminate Tehran's energy exports than it expects and Trump administration officials are bracing for Iran's response
Washington The US is sanctioning friends and foes that import Iranian oil starting Thursday, but analysts say the White House might find it harder to eliminate Tehran's energy exports than it expects and Trump administration officials are bracing for Iran's response.
As the administration ends waivers that allowed eight countries to continue purchasing Iranian crude and condensate, one administration official told CNN that they are concerned about the response from Tehran, which could target US assets in the Middle East and escalate tensions with the US and in the region.The administration has cut deeply into Iranian oil exports in a very short time, analysts say, and the waiver elimination aims to cut them off completely.
— Secretary Pompeo June 21, 2018 And friction over the US approach to Iran could undermine other foreign policy priorities, analysts say, as the White House works to forge tighter ties with India and reach a trade deal with China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left no room for compromise, however, when he made the April 22 announcement, taking energy markets by surprise."Today I am announcing that we will no longer grant any exemptions," Pompeo told reporters that day.
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