Lawmaker's Account of Trump-Putin Diesel Deal: Trump Worried About Midterms and $6.28-Per-Gallon Fuel Prices

A member of the parliamentary presidium said the US purchase of Russian diesel points to a contradiction between claims of energy independence and Washington's policy of maximum pressure. He said tensions in the Persian Gulf and disruptions to energy supply have put the United States under pressure.

The member of the Presidium of the Parliament called the purchase of Russian diesel fuel by the United States as a sign of contradiction between the claim of energy independence and the maximum pressure policy of the United States and said: The tensions in the Persian Gulf and disruption of energy supply have put pressure on Washington.

According to Ambassador Arjan Farshad Ebrahimpour, the turn of Trump's policies from threats to sanctions to an agreement to buy diesel from Russia is the result of America's internal vulnerability and said: The reason for this retreat is the pressure of high fuel prices ($6.28 per gallon) and mid-term election concerns that forced Trump to temporarily suspend sanctions.

According to Khaneh Mellat, the member of the parliament's presiding committee also emphasized: energy supply disruptions in the Middle East and the lack of real control over the Strait of Hormuz have forced America to turn to Russia, which calls into question the validity of Washington's claim of energy independence and maximum pressure.

The representative of the people of Izeh, Baghmelek, Sidon and Dezful considered the revision of US sanctions policies as a direct result of the tensions in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and emphasized: the decrease in energy supply from the Middle East has affected the domestic prices of the United States more than Russia.

He clarified: the contradiction between sanctioning Iran's shadow fleet and reducing pressure on Russia indicates the failure of the sanctions tool against the power of deterrence; In such a way that Washington is now forced to adjust its policies based on immediate fuel needs and domestic costs instead of declared principles.

The representative of the people of Izeh, Baghmalek, Sidon and Dezpart in the Parliament considered the revision of the US sanctions policies as a direct result of the tensions in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and emphasized: the decrease in energy supply from the Middle East has affected the domestic prices of the United States more than Russia.

Pointing to the contradiction between the sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet and the reduction of pressure on Russia, he clarified: This situation shows the failure of the sanctions tool against the deterrence power; In such a way that Washington now has to adjust its policies based on immediate fuel needs and domestic costs instead of declared principles.

Referring to the Arab countries' bitter experience of dependence on America, a member of the Parliament's Education, Research and Technology Commission warned Russia: becoming a temporary supplier of American fuel could lead to the loss of Moscow's strategic independence, because Washington always sacrifices its obligations for internal and electoral calculations.

The member of the Presidium of the Parliament considered the practical retreat of the US in the field of energy as the result of the failure of the policy of maximum pressure and Iran's deterrence power in strategic directions, which has put Washington in the straits of needing fuel.

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