Forbes | Ariel Cohen: Waivers that allowed certain countries to continue importing Iranian oil without penalty will end next month, leading to a game of chicken between the Trump administration and some of the worlds largest economies. According to the White House announcement on April 21, those granted import exemptions after the November 2018 sanctions ...

Bourse and Bazaar | Bloomberg: The biggest buyers of Iranian oil are said to be putting their purchases on hold as they wait to see whether the White House will extend waivers allowing them to keep buying the crude. Most Asian buyers are avoiding imports for next month as its unclear what will happen to the exemptions that are set to expire in the ...

Press TV - The US has left the world guessing on whether it will extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran, butthe recentrally in pricesmeans there is little room for maneuver. "We'll make that decision in due course as we move towards May 2nd," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of the oil waivers. Eight major clients of Iranian ...

Gulf News - China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey to continue to import oil despite reimposition of nuclear related sanctions on the Islamic Republic from November last year. In May, the US government is expected to take a decision whether it will continue with the exemptions policy or stop the eight countries ...

Reuters - South Korean government officials are expected to press for extending a sanctions waiver on Irans petroleum exports that expires in May on a visit to Washington this week. South Koreas Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Yoon Kang-hyun and other leaders will meet with U.S. State Department officials on Wednesday and Thursday to ...

RT -Irans oil exports so far in March are down from January and February to average around 1 million bpd-1.1 million bpd ahead of the US decision to extend or deny new waivers, Reuters reported Thursday. This compares to around 1.3 million bpd estimated Iranian exports for February. The US waivers for eight key Iranian oil customers, including China,...

The Atlantic | KATHY GILSINAN:Trump administration officials are publicly united on their policy of punishing the Islamic Republic. But cracks are showing over just how far to go. The Trump administration has made a priority of punishing and pressuring Iran. But the same administration that withdrew from the nuclear deal President Donald Trump dubbed ...

Bloomberg - Uncertainty over U.S. waivers for buyers of Iranian oil is starting to grip the market again, under very different circumstances than when American sanctions were set to go into effect last year. Before existing exemptions were granted in early November, Saudi Arabia was pumping at record levels, benchmark Brent futures rose to a four-...