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Bessent gives 30-day extension to import Russian oil as Iran war squeezes supply

South China Morning Post · · 253 words · By Associated Press
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“US 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”
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Multiple independent sources (Planet News, Bloomberg, and a specific report on Bessent's grants) confirm that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day extension for Russian oil tankers at sea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bessent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Bessent (1931–1990), American baseball player Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric nurse Scott Bessent (born 1962), US T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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“a move that is meant to reduce the oil supply shortages caused by the Iran war”
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The claim that the move is meant to reduce supply shortages caused by the Iran war is explicitly stated in the Planet News report and supported by Wikipedia's entry on the '2026 Iran war'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Persian Empire (Iran) officially commenced in 1521, with the Rurikids and Safavids in power respectively. Past and present contact between Russia an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The involvement of Russia in the 2026 Iran war has encompassed a range of diplomatic, intelligence and logistical actions amid the conflict that began with coordinated airstrikes by Israel and the Uni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Originally announced in early March, the temporary waiver on the sanctions was first renewed in April”
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The timeline (announced early March, renewed in April) is confirmed by the 'Bessent grants a 30-day extension...' report and the 'US Grants Temporary Waiver...' report which specifies a March 14, 2026 date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian march (Russian: Русский марш, romanized: Russkiy marsh) is an annual demonstration conducted by far-right Russian nationalist and neo-Nazi organizations in major Russian cities. They are …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine, to 7 April 2022, when fighting focused away from the north and to…
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“Bessent said at the White House that he had no plans to extend the sanctions relief”
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Multiple sources confirm Bessent's statement that there were no plans to further extend the sanctions relief, including a report on 'US will not extend sanctions exemptions' and 'No more sanctions relief for Russian Oil'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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“Bessent told Associated Press that the waiver on Russian oil sanctions would lapse”
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The report 'Washington Zigzags Between Rolling Out More Sanctions, Extending...' explicitly states that Bessent told The Associated Press that the US did not plan to renew the waiver.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Associated Press v. Taylor Budowich, Karoline C. Leavitt, and Susan Wiles is a pending court case before a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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“Bessent said the extension would help poorer nations in need of oil because China would no longer have the same ability to “stockpile discounted oil” from Russia”
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