The 60-day waiver allows the production and sale of the Islamic Republic’s crude oil and petrochemicals, according to the US Treasury
The US has issued a temporary sanctions waiver for Iran’s oil sector, authorizing the production, sale, delivery, and import of Iranian crude oil and petrochemicals, the Treasury Department has said. The announcement comes as negotiations between Washington and Tehran continue following the first round of talks in Switzerland over the weekend.
Iran General License X authorizes “the production, delivery and sale of crude oil, petrochemical products, and petroleum products of Iranian origin” for a 60-day period, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X on Monday.
The license also covers services linked to the energy trade, including vessel management, insurance, crewing, bunkering, classification, and emergency repairs. Buyers are permitted to make payments in US dollar-denominated funds to Iran, the Iranian government, or sanctioned Iranian entities for transactions covered by the license.
Unlike General License U, issued in March 2026 and limited to oil already loaded onto tankers before a set cutoff date, the new license also allows production activities.
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