After going through a long process, the United States has once again decided to allow Iran to export oil?
The United States' actions are becoming increasingly perplexing.
On March 19, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensont told a media outlet that the U.S. might lift sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.
However, Bensont gave a rather contradictory reason for lifting the sanctions, claiming that this move was aimed at "fighting Iran": "Essentially, we will use Iran's oil to suppress the Iranians by lowering the price of oil."
But Bensont's statement exposed a paradox in the U.S. policy toward Iran: The U.S. has always used the blockade of oil exports as a means to undermine the Iranian regime, and the U.S.-Israel aggression led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and a surge in international oil prices. However, now, in order to curb the rising oil prices, the U.S. has opened the door for normal exports of Iranian oil.
Therefore, it is equivalent to the U.S. using so much military resources, yet in the end not only failed to defeat Iran, but also provided Iran with much-needed capital inflows and breathing space - is this sanctioning Iran or, in a way, "sending warmth" to it? Bensont's logic makes this sanctions war even more perplexing.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860174781952327/
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