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  US grants 30-day waiver for sale of Iranian oil to ease global supply pressure triggered by Iran war

  World | March 21, 2026 7:27 IST

  He said the Trump administration will lift sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea under a one-month license as the White House tries to bring down soaring oil prices. The pause applies to Iranian oil loaded on ships as of Friday and is set to end April 19.

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  'Iran ready to give special priority to India on oil but....': Dy FM signals to use rupee for trade

  World | July 16, 2023 21:44 IST

  "This is on our agenda, using our national currencies in our trade, commercial and economic exchanges particularly the example of India. We have made good progress in this...Hopefully, this could take new momentum and we could see widespread use of our national currencies in this process," the Irani

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  India stopped purchasing Iranian oil after US waivers expired: Envoy

  World | May 24, 2019 19:12 IST

  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.

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  US sanctions on Iran: India examining details of exemptions from punitive measures, says MEA

  India | November 09, 2018 21:42 IST

  "We appreciate that the US government has taken into account our need for energy security and understood our sensitivities on this matter", MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. 

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  Hillary wants India to do more to cut Iranian oil purchases

  May 07, 2012 14:17 IST

  Kolkata, May 7: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today urged India to do “even more” to cut its purchases of oil from sanctions-hit Iran to keep pressure on that country to to prove its