The US Treasury issued an order permitting the sale of crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products of Iranian origin until August 21, 2026, according to reports on Iranian-focused channels. The authorization extends the window for sanctions relief previously reported.
The US Treasury has issued an instruction authorizing the sale of Iranian crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products until August 21, 2026, according to reports on Iranian-focused Telegram channels Monday evening. The directive sets a concrete expiration date for the sanctions relief window that had been described earlier in more general terms.
As The Zioneer reported at 17:38 Jerusalem Monday, the Treasury initially announced a temporary lifting of sanctions specifically on Iranian oil stranded at sea. That first report was based on a single OSINTdefender source. By the same hour, a separate report attributed to Lior Bacalu (N12) noted that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had authorized 60 days of crude sales, triggering a 3%-3.5% drop in global oil prices. The new directive now extends that authorization to a defined end-date of August 21 and appears to cover a wider range of products, including refined petroleum. The instruction has not yet been confirmed by the Treasury's official channels or by Western wire services.
This week's sequence follows broader developments The Zioneer has been tracking: Iran confirmed it resumed oil exports under a deal with the United States on June 16, and the Treasury on June 17 signaled it would permit oil sales once a nuclear agreement was signed. On June 18, a US State Department report — cited by an American source speaking to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) — stated that Iranian oil profits remain the primary funding source for Iran's proxies, even as the administration moved to lift sanctions.
The August 21 deadline suggests a transitional window rather than a permanent removal of sanctions. What remains open is whether this specific authorization will be formally confirmed by the Treasury, and whether the administration will seek to extend, modify, or end it before the August expiration.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake