Russia has said that it will not disclose the data as to how much crude oil it is exporting to India as there are "too many ill wishers". Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow will keep this a secret. Russia has made this statement after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that theUnited Statesissued a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, amidthe West Asia conflict.
"No, of course, we're not going to provide any quantitative data for obvious reasons. That's the first thing. There are too many ill-wishers," Peskov said.
He was asked to comment on the Indian media reports about Moscow’s ability to deliver 22 million barrels of crude in a week.
Earlier on Thursday, the Russian state TV presented a map showing multiple tankers on the move from the Arab Sea to the Bay of Bengal towards Indian refineries on the East Coast.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said his country was ready to ramp up crude supplies to India and China, which are hit by US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the virtual closure of oil transit via the Strait of Hormuz due to Tehran’s retaliatory strikes.
Trump Rules Out Talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon
As war enrages in middle east, Donald Trump said that he would not seek a deal with Iran without the country's “unconditional surrender” as Washington warned of a forthcoming bombing campaign that officials said would be the most intense of the weeklong conflict.
Israel said it began a broad wave of strikes on Tehran early Saturday, with Associated Press video showing explosions and large plumes of smoke billowing over the western part of the capital city.
As Israeli warplanes bombed the Iranian capital and Beirut, Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. Many thunder-like booms rumbled over Jerusalem just past midnight local time as Israel said it was working to intercept missiles launched from Iran.
The US and Israel have battered Iran with strikes, targeting its military capabilities, leadership and nuclear program. The stated goals and timelines for the war have repeatedly shifted, as the U.S. has at times suggested it seeks to topple Iran’s government or elevate new leadership from within.
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