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Iranian oil sanctions relief, 2026
From KiriPedia, the archive of John Kiriakou's on-record words
Based on 1 recorded interview · Last updated
The American decision, during the war it was fighting against Iran, to lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in order to hold prices down. John Kiriakou pairs it with the moment an Indian ship paid Iran for oil in yuan and was waved through — after which, he says, the sanctions came off.
Iranian oil sanctions relief, 2026 refers to the American move, during the 2026 Iran war, to lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea. The sequence was put to John Kiriakou as an absurdity — that after years of sanctions the United States went to war against Iran and then had to un-sanction its oil because prices were rising — and he agreed there was something to it.[1]
What he added was the currency dimension. Donald Trump had been “talking tough about, you know, we’re going to have to just tighten our belts, we’re going to have to just pay a little bit extra, we’re going to have to be all in this together.”[1] Then an Indian ship paid for its cargo in yuan, and the Iranians told it that it was free to pass.[2]
The American objection, in Kiriakou’s rendering, was existential rather than legal — “wait a minute, the oil has to be paid for in dollars, otherwise it’s going to crash our economy” — and the Iranian reply was “tough luck for you.” His account of what followed is one sentence: “So then we lifted sanctions on Iranian oil.”[2]
Sourced from John Kiriakou's on-record public statements. See his profile for the full body of his interviews, podcast appearances, and short-form video.
