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India receives first Iranian oil in 7 years
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Monday, 13 April, 2026
Two Iranian oil tankers have reached India, marking the first such shipments in nearly seven years. The Iran-flagged Felicity reached Gujarat's Sikka ​Port, while the Curacao-flagged Jaya ​is at Odisha's Paradip port. This comes after temporary US waiver allowed sale of Iranian crude oil already at sea. India halted Iranian crude imports in May 2019 following US sanctions on Iran.
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