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This handout photograph taken on March 5, 2026 and released by the Sri Lankan Navy on March 6, 2026 shows the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr after a US submarine attack, off the coast of Colombo. (Sri Lankan Navy / AFP)
March 7, 2026, 5:11 pm
India letting Iran warship dock after US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say
Foreign minister says decision to allow Lavan to dock in Kochi was made on humanitarian grounds after US sank Iranian frigate Dena off Sri Lanka
By Agencies
This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, November 19, 2023. (Houthi Media Center via AP, File)
January 17, 2024, 4:56 pm
World business leaders fear lasting bottlenecks from Houthi Red Sea attacks
Assaults on vital shipping lane by Yemen rebels seeking to support Hamas set to ripple through global economy, as freight rates double and insurance war risk surcharges rise
By Reuters
Screen capture from video of India's ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. (YouTube)
May 24, 2019, 1:09 am
India declares it has ended Iranian oil imports
As a partner to the United States, ambassador says his country has also stopped imports from Venezuela
By AFP
This photo from March 12, 2017, shows a an Iranian oil facility on Kharg Island, on the shore of the Persian Gulf. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
January 5, 2019, 1:06 pm
Iranian oil minister says potential buyers up ‘significantly’ despite sanctions
Official says China, India and others ‘not willing to buy even one barrel more,’ but others have stepped up
By ToI Staff
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, wave after a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential palace, in New Delhi, India, February 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
January 1, 2019, 9:43 am
India said to hand Iran $637m tax break for oil import deal
Opting to pay in rupees in light of US sanctions, New Delhi approves agreement worth $1.5 billion that will be used to increase Tehran’s investment in India
By Michael Bachner
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during an address on advancing India-US relations at an event in New Delhi on June 28, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA)
June 28, 2018, 6:09 pm
Nikki Haley urges India to ‘rethink’ Iran ties ahead of US sanctions
In 2-day visit to New Delhi, US envoy warns renewed measures could hit India over Iranian oil imports
By AFP
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses an annual press conference, with Junior Foreign Minister V. K. Singh seated beside her in New Delhi, India, May 28, 2018. (AP Photo)
May 28, 2018, 5:32 pm
India says it will continue trading with Iran, ignoring US sanctions
‘We don’t make our foreign policy under pressure from other countries,’ says Delhi’s foreign minister ahead of meeting with Iranian counterpart
By AFP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures towards media after offering Friday prayers at the Mecca Mosque in Hyderabad, India, February 16, 2018. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)
February 16, 2018, 6:40 pm
Iranian president: Shias, Sunnis coexisted peacefully before West intervened
Visiting India, Rouhani slams US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, urges Muslims to support Palestinian cause
By OMER FAROOQ
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with media during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 23, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 24, 2016, 2:10 am
India signs $500m deal to build strategic port in Iran
Prime Minister Modi visits Tehran in first such trip in over a decade
By Nasser Karimi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesturing as he speaks during an event to launch an initiative to bolster start-ups in New Delhi, January 16, 2016. (AFP)
May 17, 2016, 4:59 pm
India’s Modi to visit Iran, seeking to boost trade
Oil-thirsty New Dehli says it is seeking to ‘expand bilateral cooperation’ in the wake of lifted sanctions
By AFP
Illustrative: Iranian laborers work on a section of a pipeline adorned with Iranian (L) and Pakistan (R) flags in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar. March 11, 2013 (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE / FILES)
July 23, 2015, 11:12 am
Iran deal sparks geopolitical tussle over Pakistan pipeline
With sanctions set to be lifted, massive gas plan to be renewed; Russia cozies up to Islamabad to send message to India
By AFP
From the WebDecember 30, 2013, 2:57 pm
India picks Iran over Israel for petro meet
The Indian Express: The decision was made after consultations within the government over the last few weeks
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry President, R. V. Kanoria, right, greets Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo with a bouquet of flowers before an interactive business meeting in New Delhi, India on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Altaf Qadri)
October 11, 2012, 7:41 am
Iran turns to India to help ease sanction-squeezed economy
Iranian minister woos businessmen from subcontinent with promises of huge opportunities
Illustrative photo of Indian police checking the ID of motorcyclists outside the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi after a terror attack in February 2012 (AP/Saurabh Das)
May 31, 2012, 8:12 pm
Tehran agrees to consider letting Indians in to probe Israeli embassy bombing
Iran denies Israeli allegations of involvement in the twin bombs in New Delhi and Tbilisi
By Shira Rubin
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (photo credit: AP)
May 7, 2012, 10:22 am
Clinton calls on India to further cut Iranian oil imports
US Secretary of State says there are alternative sources; New Delhi could face US sanctions in late June
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