Dubai, Mar 14: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the US for hypocrisy, claiming it bullied India to halt Russian oil imports—only to plead for global buys from Moscow two weeks into its war with Tehran.
“After months pressuring India to ditch Russia, the White House now begs everyone—including India—to snap up Russian crude post our clashes,” Araghchi blasted on X Friday.
He dubbed Europe’s Iran war support “illegal folly” for US favor against Russia, calling Trump’s stance “pathetic” after a February 28 US-Israel strike sparked Gulf-wide escalation over Tehran’s nuclear defiance.
