The U.S. Suspension of Russian Oil Sanctions Reveals the Regulatory Contradictions of the Iran Conflict
The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily suspend enforcement of sanctions on Russian oil shipments to Asia, allowing 30 Russia-connected petroleum tankers carrying 19 million barrels to deliver cargoes through April 11, represents one of the most remarkable regulatory pivots in the history of U.S. energy sanctions policy. The same administration that escalated the conflict with…