Trikwong Venture, a crude oil tanker sits anchored in Muscat, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman.
| Photo Credit:
BENOIT TESSIER
The Trump administration is weighing
further easing sanctions on Russian oil to help cool a surge in
global energy prices, according to three sources familiar with
the planning, a move that could complicate U.S. efforts to
deprive Moscow of revenue for its war in Ukraine.
Published on March 10, 2026
