India, Iran explore opportunities to cooperate in energy sector: Puri

Iran and India discussed strengthening energy cooperation and trade during a meeting between their oil ministers on the sidelines of a BRICS energy ministers gathering in India, the Iranian oil ministry's news outlet Shana reported on Thursday. 

India's Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said on Thursday he explored opportunities for New Delhi and Tehran to cooperate in the energy sector during his meeting with Iran's Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad in New Delhi.

 

India remains committed to enhancing energy security via dialogue, partnership, and a mutually beneficial engagement, Puri said in a post on X.

 

Last week, Iran and the United States signed an interim deal, after which Washington issued a temporary license for the export of Iranian energy products.

 

 

India has historically been an important buyer of Iranian crude, but suspended imports in 2019 following the re-imposition of US sanctions on the export of Iranian oil.