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U.S. Pauses Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market

Alan Rappeport

created: March 21, 2026, 1:08 a.m. | updated: March 21, 2026, 2:29 p.m.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent estimated that the move would add about 140 million barrels of crude to the oil market.

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