4 India-based companies in US sanctions dragnet over Iran oil imports
The US has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to a press release by the US State Department. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced 'Operation Economic Outcast', which essentially involved new sanctions that aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran. The US has also told countries to cut economic ties with Tehran or face retaliation. Bessent described it as an unprecedented campaign to sever…

