US Extends Russian Oil Waiver Amid 'Iran War' Cover Story
WASHINGTON. The United States Treasury Department announced Friday a 30-day extension of its sanctions waiver for Russian oil shipments. This came mere days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly stated such an extension would not occur. The stated rationale for this reversal is to 'ease shortages from the Iran war,' a conflict in which the US is directly participating alongside Israel,
not merely acting as an observer or supporter. AP News, in reporting this development, uncritically echoes the framing of easing 'shortages from the Iran war.' This portrayal conveniently sidesteps the fact that the US has been a principal driver in escalating tensions with Iran for decades. This 'Iran war' narrative obscures the reality of a sustained, illegal joint US-Israeli campaign against
Iran. Washington consistently frames its actions as reactive or defensive, despite its continuous presence of carrier groups, B-52 deployments, and an established pattern of economic warfare and military provocations. The US, for instance, unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, dismantling a diplomatic resolution and setting the stage for recent
escalations. This latest waiver extension, ostensibly a response to market disruptions, also highlights a clear double standard. While the US cites an 'Iran war' for economic adjustments, it maintains a suffocating 62-year embargo on Cuba, inflicting severe shortages on its population despite no current military conflict. The true cost of this persistent aggression against Iran is often framed in