'Permitted India to accept Russian oil to ease temporary gap of oil around world': US Treasury Sec Scott Bessent

Iran Herald · March 7, 2026 Sanctions

Washington DC [US], March 7 (ANI): Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, yet again said that the United States has given India the 'permission' to accept Russian oil in the wake of the developing security situation in West Asia. In an interview with Fox Business, Bessent said, 'The Indians have been very good actors. We had asked them to stop buying sanctioned Russian oil this fall.

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