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- The United States has sanctioned four India-based companies and three Indian nationals for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran.
- The action was announced on August 24, 2026, under 'Operation Economic Outcast', a new sanctions campaign led by U.S.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran.
- The sanctioned firms are Portease Partners LLP, Sadashiva Overseas Limited, PP Softtech Private Limited and Prakrutees Infra Impex Private Limited, along with individuals Indrismiya Ashrafmiya Sheikh, Harish Ramachandra Rangi and Prashant Garg.
- Sadashiva Overseas imported Iranian-origin petroleum products worth around $69 million, while PP Softtech and Prakrutees Infra each imported products worth $25 million, according to the U.S.
- State Department.
- The move matters for India because the U.S. has warned countries to cut economic ties with Tehran or face retaliation, broadening the risk of secondary sanctions for any entity doing business with Iran.
What to watch next
- How the Indian government responds to the sanctions and the U.S. warning to cut economic ties with Iran.
- Whether more Indian companies or individuals are named under Operation Economic Outcast.
- The impact on India's imports of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products.
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Tommy Pigott
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“Today, the United States took sweeping action against multiple entities, individuals, and vessels enabling the Iranian regime’s destabilising activities.”
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…for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran," it said. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Monday (August 24, 2026) said in a statement: " Today, the United States took sweeping action against multiple entities, individuals, and vessels enabling the Iranian regime’s destabilising activities. " "Such activities include attacks against US forces and allies in the region, illicit weapons procurement, cyber intrusions into American infrastructure, and the movement of energy products whose sale funds terrorism…
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Named United States · India · Iran · Harish Ramachandra Rangi · Indrismiya Ashrafmiya Sheikh · Portease Partners LLP · PP Softtech Private Limited · Prakrutees Infra Impex Private Limited · Prashant Garg · Sadashiva Overseas Limited · Scott Bessent · Tommy Pigott · United States of America
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