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Friday, August 29, 2025
TopicIran oil

Topic: Iran oil

UK targets Iranian oil magnate, four companies with asset freeze

The sanctions include an asset freeze on Iranian oil magnate Hossein Shamkhani, and on four companies operating in the shipping, petrochemical and financial sectors, according to a government notice published online.

Days after Jaishankar visit, US imposes first-ever sanction on Indian firm for oil trade with Iran

Mumbai-based Tibalaji Petrochem Pvt. Ltd. sanctioned for importing 'millions of dollars' worth' of petrochemical products from Iran and exporting them to China.

Iran starts ramping up oil production to pre-sanctions levels

Iran has been subject to US sanctions since 2018, when the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from a deal that restricted the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear activities.

India has ‘no immediate plans’ to resume oil purchases from Iran after Trump’s White House exit

The incoming Joe Biden administration will take time to lift Trump’s sanctions and return to the Iran nuclear deal, so India is adopting a cautious approach.

India to seek Iran oil waiver when Pompeo visits, US is hoping to foil S-400 missile deal

Iran oil and India's S-400 deal with Russia are likely to dominate the discussions when US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits next week.

Top EU adviser blames US for escalating tensions between Iran and the West

Donald Trump officially launches 2020 re-election campaign and upcoming Xi-Trump G20 meet makes stock markets rally.

Iran has little to gain from Oman tanker attacks

Fingers will be pointed at Iran as the mastermind behind these events. But the potential benefits to the Gulf nation are outweighed by the risks.

Iran hopes new govt in India will resume oil purchases, says envoy Ali Chegeni

India, the second largest buyer of Iranian oil, halted imports from the country this month after a US deadline against continued crude trade kicked in.

The world can avoid stumbling into another war in the Middle East

The worry on which the world should focus is not a deliberate and overt Iranian attack, but a miscalculation that could spiral into war.

OPEC+ to grapple with Iran crisis as ministers meet in Jeddah

OPEC’s unity will be tested as Saudi Arabia moves to increase crude oil production, and, in the process, take away Iran’s customers.

On Camera

India must move Japan from ‘old friend’ trap to real partners

PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must free it from the warm and fuzzy comfort of nostalgia

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.