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General licenses for Russian and Iranian oil will not be renewed

April 18, 2026 | House Committee on Foreign Affairs Democrats, Foreign Affairs: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal


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General licenses for Russian and Iranian oil will not be renewed
A meeting participant announced that the general licenses for Russian and Iranian oil will not be renewed, saying, "We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil, and we will not be renewing the general license on Iranian oil."

The brief statement was delivered without additional context in the transcript: the speaker was not named, no agency or department was identified, and no legal authority or timetable for the change was cited. The transcript records the remark repeated across several short segments and then music, with no recorded questions, clarifications, motions, or votes.

Because the transcript contains only this short announcement, it does not show who is authorized to make the decision, whether it reflects a formal policy change or an intent to seek one, or what regulatory steps would follow. The statement therefore should be read as an unattributed policy announcement captured in the meeting record rather than as a documented, binding administrative act.

The transcript does not reference any statutes, ordinances, or resolutions, and it records no subsequent discussion about implementation, affected contracts, or timelines. The meeting record ends the excerpt with music; no formal action or vote on the topic is recorded in the provided segments.

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