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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicIran oil

Topic: Iran oil

The real risk to Iran’s oil industry is from labour strikes, not bombs

While the risk of a US attack has receded, the potential for labour unrest has paradoxically increased.

What’s at stake for the oil market if Iran crisis escalates

Iran’s influence has diminished in recent years due to prolonged sanctions and limited foreign investment. The country accounts for about 3% of global supply

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

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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.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

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