The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on India if it fails to reduce its purchases of Iranian oil, according to a media report citing unnamed Obama administration officials.

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Amid reports claiming America has threatened India with sanctions if it does not reduce its Iranian oil imports by June end, US officials on Friday said Washington and New Delhi are having 'product

India is making steps in the right direction to impose sanctions on Iran but not enough progress has been made in persuading China to do so, according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Asserting that it was going to 'to keep an absolute foot on the pedal' the United States says it's having 'very intense and very blunt conversations' with India, China and Turkey to make them stop buy

The ongoing sanctions imposed by the US and some European countries against Iran due to its nuclear programme may put some of the ONGC Videsh's plans in that country on the backburner, according to a

As the US imposed new sanctions against Iran, Washington said it was talking to India, Pakistan, Russia, and China about what they can do, particularly to wean themselves from Iranian crude.

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Iran's nuclear ambitions could trigger ‘ new Cold War’more perilous than that between the West and the Soviet Union, British Foreign Secretary warned on Friday.

William Hague said Iran obtaining a nu

In escalating war of words, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has warned Iran that ‘all options’ are on the table if Tehran blocks the Straits of Hormuz or if it goes nuclear.

"We've made very clear

Iran is turning to barter - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 mill

With the US and Europe imposing sanctions on Iran, India sees an opportunity to boost its trade with it by tapping the sectors which would be affected by the restrictions imposed by the West.

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