Trump Draws Bipartisan Backlash for Easing Oil Sanctions on Russia and Iran

Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries.A tanker carrying Russian oil in Gujarat, India, earlier this month. The Trump administration has defended the lifting of restrictions on Russia and Iran as necessary to prevent further spikes in energy prices that could ripple through the global economy and hit American consumers.