Trump Iran Deal Lifts Oil Sanctions, Angers Hawks
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- Trump's peace deal with Iran includes waivers on U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil — one of multiple agreement facets angering Iran hawks, including some Trump allies.
- Critics, including GOP senators linked in the article, argue the sanctions relief bolsters the economy of a nation hostile to America and surrenders key U.S. leverage in the negotiations.
Why it matters: The sanctions relief is drawing fire from inside Trump's own coalition — GOP senators publicly registering concern over a deal their own president negotiated, an unusual internal fracture that hands domestic critics leverage against a signature diplomatic move.
