Trump says India will start buying oil from Venezuela ‘as opposed to Iran’

India is not importing significant amounts of Iranian oil owing to US sanctions, as it turned to Russia for supplies.

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United States President Donald Trump claims India will now buy Venezuelan oil after tussles last year over the South Asian country’s significant imports of Russian crude.

“India is coming in, and they’re going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So, we’ve already made that deal, the concept of the deal,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Saturday.