Let the Oil Flow: List the Sanctions on Iran

 

 

 

OPINION:  International sanctions against Iran should *never* have happened in the first place, but since they do exist, they should now be removed.

International sanctions against Iran should *never* have happened in the first place. But now that we’re here, it’s clear these preposterous restrictions should be lifted.

Immediately!

If the United States sanctions on Iranian oil exports are removed and Iran starts pumping crude oil onto the strained global market, it will likely stabilize highly-volatile and fragile international oil prices. It certainly will help reduce prices worldwide (and is the last thing Saudi Arabia wants — keep that in mind*).

Fareed Zakaria just came out in support of lifting sanctions on his CNN program, this morning. There should be a growing movement to recalibrate our efforts toward *current* conflicts, rather than tethering ourselves to outdated, decades-old attitudes.  READ MORE HERE

And while we’re at it, the same goes for Venezuela, which is also under U.S.-led sanctions.

Oh, and if you need a translation guide for what this means in your own household, the correct answer is — lower gas prices.

READ: Can Sanction-Free Iranian Oil Curtail Rising Prices?

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Footnote: Sanctioning Iran while fully arming and aiding the murderous Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during its mass genocide in Yemen will go down as the most disgraceful American foreign policy hypocrisy in the last 20 years.