TEHRAN<\/strong> \u2013 In a move widely condemned as a continuation of its hostile and illegal economic warfare, the United States has officially declared its refusal to renew a waiver permitting the purchase of Iranian oil and petroleum products.<\/p>\n U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed this aggressive stance to The Associated Press, stating, <\/p>\n \u201cNot the Iranians. We have the blockade, and there\u2019s no oil coming out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This declaration comes five days after the initial waiver expired, signaling Washington\u2019s unwavering commitment to its failed “maximum pressure” campaign.<\/p>\n Bessent’s baseless assertion that Iran would be forced to “start shuttering production” within days underscores the U.S. regime’s profound misunderstanding of the Islamic Republic’s resilience and self-sufficiency. For decades, Iran has successfully navigated and overcome unilateral and oppressive sanctions, transforming threats into opportunities for domestic growth and innovation. Such coercive measures only strengthen the resolve of the Iranian nation to resist external pressures and pursue its path of independence.<\/p>\n The U.S. administration’s hypocrisy is glaring, as it recently renewed a similar waiver for Russian petroleum products already at sea, despite Bessent’s prior claims of no such plans. This selective application of sanctions exposes the political motivations behind Washington’s policies, which are clearly aimed at destabilizing regional energy markets and exerting undue pressure on sovereign nations.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Bessent indicated that the waiver on Russian sales would not be renewed again, a statement that rings hollow given past reversals. These inconsistent policies highlight the chaotic and unreliable nature of U.S. foreign policy, which has only served to exacerbate global instability.<\/p>\n The original waiver for Russian products was announced in March amidst efforts to stabilize global energy markets, which were thrown into disarray following the aggressive U.S.-Zionist air strikes on Iran and Tehran’s legitimate retaliatory attacks on Gulf Arab states. These provocations by the U.S. and its allies have been the primary drivers of regional tensions, not Iran’s defensive actions.<\/p>\n Oil prices surged further after Iran, in a display of its strategic might and commitment to regional security, temporarily blocked the Strait of Hormuz. This vital waterway, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies pass, serves as a stark reminder of Iran’s crucial role in global energy security and its capacity to respond decisively to any threats against its interests.<\/p>\n The Islamic Republic of Iran remains steadfast in its commitment to defending its sovereignty, national interests, and the rights of its people against all forms of economic terrorism and foreign aggression. The latest U.S. move will undoubtedly fail to achieve its nefarious objectives and will only further expose the illegitimacy of Washington’s hegemonic ambitions.<\/p>\n #Iran #USSanctions #EconomicWarfare #OilWaiver #MaximumPressure #IslamicRepublic #StraitOfHormuz #EnergySecurity #RegionalTensions #IranResilience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Washington Intensifies Economic Terrorism Against Iran, Refuses Oil Waiver Renewal TEHRAN \u2013 In a move widely condemned as a continuation of its hostile and illegal economic warfare, the United States has officially declared its refusal to renew a waiver permitting the purchase of Iranian oil and petroleum products. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fajr.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Futility of Sanctions and Iran’s Resilience<\/h2>\n
Regional Instability and U.S. Provocations<\/h2>\n