Firestorm as Trump eases oil sanctions on Iran: 'We are in the upside down'

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By Erik De La Garza
Published March 20, 2026 9:55 PM ET

The White House is facing sharp backlash after the U.S. Treasury authorized limited sales of Iranian oil already at sea – a move aimed at easing soaring energy prices as President Donald Trump’s war with Iran escalates.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the decision as a “narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea,” Bloomberg’s Javier Blas reported Friday.

The policy shift less than a month after the U.S. attacked Iran alongside Israel quickly drew outrage from political figures, national security analysts, and journalists.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-oil/

Hey orange hair dipshit, you and your team with black blankets hanging down at the cereal resort in Mar A Lago and plotted to do what you did in the War with Iran, and you have over 13 American service personnel killed and over 150 wounded and Gov. Gavin Newsom and others have got it right...............you have betrayed those soldiers and families and this country..............you should be impeached today and not tomorrow...............

[Renew Deal]

1. You couldn't script the level of incompetence on display

People would say it's too unbelievable.

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3. And then there is the Amanda interview............

[fujiyamasan]

2. They're flailing

Just throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks. No one wanted this stupid war. There’s absolutely no strategy here. These gas prices are destroying the economy. I saw a photo of gas prices in LA for over $8/gallon! This is absolutely going to kill republicans in the midterms if prices aren’t down by November.

He may as well be throwing ketchup at the wall now.

Oh and fuck that republican senate candidate from Minnesota that dismissed the concerns.