NEW DELHI: India has been granted exemption for six months from the American sanctions that were applicable on Chabahar port in Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Answering queries during the weekly media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is studying the implications of US sanctions on Russian oil companies. “I can confirm that we have been granted exemption for a six-month period on the American sanctions that were applicable on Chabahar”, Jaiswal said answering a query.

The United States had last month revoked the sanctions waiver that applies to Chabahar Port, a commercial transit centre for the region, especially Central Asia.

TheMEA had stated last month that India is “examining the implications” of the United

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