"Shameful, 180-degree reversal": US Senate Democrats slam Trump administration for extending waiver on Russian oil

Iran Herald · April 18, 2026 Sanctions

Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI): Senior Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate on Friday (local time) sharply criticised the Trump administration for extending a waiver that allows the continued sale of sanctioned Russian oil, calling the move a 'shameful' policy reversal.