India has stopped importing oil from Iran after American waivers granted to eight buyers expired early this month, New Delhi's envoy here has said, becoming the latest country to comply with the US sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme.
India has stopped importing oil from Iran after American waivers granted to eight buyers expired early this month, New Delhi's envoy here has said, becoming the latest country to comply with the US sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The latest Washington-Tehran frictions come after Iran suspended its commitments under the 2015 landmark international nuclear deal, and threatened to resume production of enriched uranium which is used to make reactor fuel and nuclear weapons.
Donald Trump issued his threat a few hours after the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, said on Sunday that Iran does not fear a war but the US does.
The US has deployed warships and planes to the Gulf in recent days over what it has described as Iranian "threats".
The discussions between Swaraj and Zarif are expected to focus on the bilateral relations as well as the deteriorating ties between Iran and the US. On May 8, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors.
The Trump administration is imposing tougher sanctions on Iran than ever before because the regime continues to engage in destructive and destabilising activities, the White House said moments after Trump notified the US Congress about his latest sanctions on Iran.
In a televised speech, President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran was reducing its own commitments under the agreement and would no longer respect limits on its reserves of low-enriched uranium -- currently limited to 300 kg -- and heavy water.
India is affected by US President Donald Trump's decision to not renew exemption to buy Iranian oil.
The US re-imposed sanctions on Iran last November, after President Trump pulled out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Officials have warned that even though floodwaters are receding, flood alerts remain in place across a few provinces, according to Xinhua
Earlier on Monday, Trump had said that the US designates the IRGC as a "foreign terrorist organisation," a move that will further worsen US-Iran relations and is expected to further complicate the Middle East situation.
Last year, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats cautioned the administration that designating the IRGC could pose dangers to US forces, according to one source familiar with the matter.
By successfully defending both the titles, the team has proved everyone wrong.
When asked by PTI whether it was the umpire's mistake, the player replied in the negative.
Vihari returned to domestic circuit and scored 114 and an unbeaten 180 for Rest of India against in the Irani Cup in Nagpur.
Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal announced that the entire prize money will be donated to the families of the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday.
Enjoying a good run of form, the 25-year-old Vihari created the record with a single down the ground on the fourth day, his second century of the match and third straight in Irani Cup.
Akshay Karnewar struck his maiden first-class century to hand Vidarbha a crucial 95-run first-innings lead before Rest of India, riding on a fighting partnership, erased the deficit in the Irani Cup here Thursday.
In the ongoing match, Akshay Karnewar of Vidarbha, who is a left-arm spinner tried his other hand to bowl in the match during the first innings of Rest of India on Day 1.
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