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Scoop: Trump eases Venezuela sanctions on oil, fertilizer to blunt Iran war costs

Mar 13, 2026Center Left

The Treasury Department made it easier Friday for U.S. businesses and farmers to buy Venezuelan fertilizer and oil as their prices rise because of the Iran war, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The bottleneck of tankers in the Persian Gulf because of Iranian attacks has caused the costs of oil and fertilizer, a petrochemical product, to jump. It threatens…

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