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Cotton Statement on U.S. Efforts to End Iranian Oil Exports

Statement

Date: April 22, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

Today Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the State Department's announcement that it will no longer grant sanctions waivers for the purchase of Iranian oil:

"The world pays a steep price for Iranian oil, which funds Iran's military aggression and terrorist proxies. Pressure on the Iranian regime was a necessary decision and I commend the leadership of Secretary Pompeo in the efforts to shift oil reliance from Iran."


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