And now, in a twist that everyone and their mother saw coming, Operation Epic Fury has turned into Operation Epic Grifting, with Donald Trump‘s administration desperately struggling to offset the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by any means necessary… even easing the sanctions on the country we’re currently at war with.
On Friday, the Treasury Department issued a 30-day sanctions waiver allowing the purchase of Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels at sea. You know, the approximately 140 million barrels that Iran couldn’t sell because of sanctions imposed by the U.S. as part of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign.
