US again lifts sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea two days after Trump’s treasury secretary promised not to

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUS again lifts sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea two days after Trump’s treasury secretary promised not toIt prolongs a similar 30-day waiver issued in MarchAnna Loren Saturday 18 April 2026 15:38 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2960212To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hormuz-russian-oil-sanctions-bessent-b2960340.html","title":"US again lifts sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea two days after promise not to"}}CloseTrump claims U.S. oil production now surpasses Russia and Saudi Arabia combinedSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The U.S. Treasury Department has unexpe...