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Iran oil: US in talks with India, other allies
The United States has sought to convey that it is not singling out India on the Iran sanctions issues, but is in talks with several other allies and partners around the world on this issue.
“We are working with countries around the world, including India, that maintain strong oil relationships with Iran, encouraging all of them to reduce their dependence on Iranian crude,” State Department Victoria Nuland said, a day after conclusion of Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai’s visit here.
Whatever the pressures being mounted by US lawmakers on India on grounds that it is among the largest buyers of Iranian crude, the State Department sought to lower tensions on this score.
Referring to the talks with Mathai on the issue, Nuland said that it was an opportunity to continue conversations that had started in Delhi on the issue.
The United States has sought to convey that it is not singling out India on the Iran sanctions issues, but is in talks with several other allies and partners around the world on this issue.
“We are working with countries around the world, including India, that maintain strong oil relationships with Iran, encouraging all of them to reduce their dependence on Iranian crude,” State Department Victoria Nuland said, a day after conclusion of Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai’s visit here.
Whatever the pressures being mounted by US lawmakers on India on grounds that it is among the largest buyers of Iranian crude, the State Department sought to lower tensions on this score.
Referring to the talks with Mathai on the issue, Nuland said that it was an opportunity to continue conversations that had started in Delhi on the issue.
