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New Delhi: When Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X this week, he was not really speaking to India – but it revived a raw nerve about New Delhi’s foreign policy direction.

“The US spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia,” he posted on X. “After two weeks of war with Iran, the White House is now begging the world – including India – to buy Russian crude. Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win US support against Russia. Pathetic.”

The U.S. spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude. Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win U.S. support against Russia. Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/fbkrXpXa9P — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 13, 2026

The U.S. spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude.

Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win U.S. support against Russia.

Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/fbkrXpXa9P

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 13, 2026

He was responding to a Financial Times report that Russia was making $150 million a day from the fallout of the........

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