Bensent signed, lifting sanctions on Iran.
On June 22, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensent issued OFAC General License X, exempting the entire chain of Iran’s crude oil, petrochemicals, and petroleum products—from production and delivery to sales, dollar settlement, banking, insurance, and transportation—effective until August 21, 2026, and allowing imports into the United States. In parallel, Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi announced: "Oil exports exempted, blockade lifted, assets unfrozen, $300 billion reconstruction initiative launched."
But the exemption is merely a window, not the final outcome.
Iran’s published five-point framework contains key mechanisms: only after all provisions under Article 13—ceasefire, lifting of blockade, asset unfreezing, and oil export exemption—are fully implemented will the three technical negotiation tracks—nuclear issues, sanctions, and monitoring—officially commence.
On the same day, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office stated: “The IDF will continue taking decisive actions in southern Lebanon and maintain the ‘security zone’”—a conflict control group involving Iran, with Israel excluded. Tehran has already incorporated Lebanon’s security architecture into the agreement, which Netanyahu refuses to recognize.
Thus, the 60-day countdown has begun—but real negotiations are just getting started.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868782297645128/
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