US Denies Agreeing To Lift Iran Oil Sanctions Amid Peace Deal Talks

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The United States on Monday denied reports circulated by Iranian state media claiming that President Donald Trump’s administration had proposed a temporary waiver on sanctions imposed on Iranian oil exports until a final nuclear agreement is reached. A US official, speaking to CNBC correspondent Megan Cassella, said the US has not granted any such waiver, and the reports making the rounds are “false”. The reports, first carried by Tehran’s Tasnim news agency, suggested Washington was considering easing restrictions on Iranian crude exports as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Following the claims, European markets recovered losses, with the STOXX 600…

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