US' allies in India are 'good actors': White House on 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: (Mar 11) The US "temporarily permitted" India to "accept" Russian oil already on ships to ensure energy supplies amid the conflict with Iran, a top White House official said, underlining that America's allies in India are "good actors".

The US last week said it was issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil in the backdrop of the escalating West Asia conflict.

President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the whole national security team "came to this decision because our allies in India have been good actors and have previously stopped buying sanctioned Russian oil", White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press conference on Tuesday.