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The yet-to-be-seen US-Iran deal will allow Tehran to restart its oil business, providing a financial lifeline to the regime, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

Read more Ships beginning to trickle through Strait of Hormuz \u2014 here\u2019s how long it will take to return to normal<\/a><\/p>\n

The US will issue sanctions waivers for Iran to begin selling oil during the 60-day negotiation period, which is set to begin after the Friday signing ceremony for the undisclosed memorandum of understanding, a source familiar with the agreement said.<\/p>\n

Paired with Washington\u2019s pledge to remove its blockade on Iranian ports, the move is expected to bring immediate cash flow into the Islamic Republic\u2019s decimated economy.<\/p>\n

The agreement will also cover \u201cnecessary services including banking, transportation and insurance needed to facilitate the sales,\u201d the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Asked for comment on the report, a senior US official said every incentive in the MOU is \u201cperformance-based.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a performance-based agreement,\u201d the senior official said. \u201cIran can only access any benefits of the MOU if they abide by all of the points they agreed to \u2014 including no nuclear weapon, neutralizing its enriched material, and not interfering with the free flow of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n

But a different senior US official, on a press call on Monday, said \u201csanctions relief\u201d is tied to a less specific, general idea.<\/p>\n

Read more Skeptical Republicans in Congress aren\u2019t backing Trump on Iran deal before reading text<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe sanctions relief is not tied specifically to any particular conduct,\u201d the person said. \u201cIt\u2019s tied generally to them behaving more appropriately, and obviously the thing that we care the most about is the nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second official on the same call with reporters noted that Washington would offer some giveaways at the start to grease the wheels of the negotiation process.<\/p>\n

Follow The Post\u2019s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ll do some small gestures of that in the beginning, if they make some small gestures to us that show that they\u2019re willing to meet their commitments as well,\u201d the person said, without detailing the incentives or required Iranian commitments.<\/p>\n

While senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have said the US would not lift sanctions on Iran until Tehran fixes the root problems that brought them on, they have said nothing publicly about whether that applies to sanctions waivers.<\/p>\n

That means that while the sanctions themselves will technically stay in place, the waiver would allow the US to grant Iran relief without breaking its word to the American public.<\/p>\n

Read more Details of US-Iran deal revealed \u2014 timeline for US withdrawal, $300B fund, Hormuz passage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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