India, China among eight allowed to buy Iranian oil, says Mike Pompeo

India, the world's third-biggest oil consumer, meets more than 80 per cent of its oil needs through imports

India, China and Japan are among eight countries temporarily allowed to continue buying Iranian oil as they showed significant reduction in oil purchase from the Persian Gulf country after the US reimposed crippling sanctions on Tehran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.'

Pompeo vowed that the US will be “relentless” in pressuring Iran as he announced the list of the countries temporarily exempted from the US sanctions during a press conference broadcast live. Italy, Greece, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey also figure in the list released by Pompeo, who said over 20 countries have cut their oil imports from