The United States is expected to announce on Monday that all importers of Iranian oil will have to end their imports shortly or be subject to U. S. sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to announce on Monday that all importers of Iranian oil will have to end their imports shortly or be subject to U. S. sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
The source confirmed a report by a Washington Post columnist that the administration will terminate the sanctions waivers it had granted to some importers of Iranian oil late last year.
U. S. President Donald Trump has been clear to his national security team over the last few weeks that he wants the waivers to end, and national security adviser John Bolton has been working the issue within the administration.
The U. S. reimposed sanctions in November on exports of Iranian oil after Trump unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers.
