“U.S. spent months bullying India to end Russian oil imports,” says Iran FM Araghchi
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the United States over its changing stance on Russian oil, saying Washington is now urging countries including India to buy Russian crude after earlier pressuring them to stop such imports.
In a post on the social media platform X, Araghchi wrote, “The U.S. spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude. Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win U.S. support against Russia. Pathetic.”
Araghchi also shared a photo of a report published by the Financial Times which stated that Russia is earning around 150 million dollars a day in extra revenue due to the surge in oil prices.
His remarks came after the United States earlier this month issued a 30-day waiver allowing India to purchase Russian oil despite sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine.
Global oil markets have remained volatile since the tensions in the region began.
According to a report by the Financial Times, Russia is earning as much as 150 million dollars a day in extra budget revenues from oil sales, making it one of the biggest beneficiaries of the conflict in the Middle East.
The report added that Moscow has earned an estimated 1.3 billion dollars to 1.9 billion dollars windfall from taxes on oil exports after the closure of the ‘Strait of Hormuz’ led to rising demand for Russian crude from India and China.
Meanwhile a report by the The Times of India stated that India’s oil purchases from Russia increased by nearly 45 percent in March, rising from around 1 million barrels per day (mbd) in February to 1.5 mbd in the first 11 days of the month.
The U.S. spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 13, 2026
Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win U.S. support against Russia.
Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/fbkrXpXa9P
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
