US sanctions Indian firms & individuals over links to Iran oil trade
US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on 50 entities, including Indian firms and individuals, for facilitating Iranian oil and LPG trade. "[They're] providing critical revenue to the Iranian regime and its support for terrorist groups that threaten...US," it said. Bertha Shipping's Varun Pula and Evie Lines's Iyappan Raja are among those sanctioned.