Saudi Arabia closed one of its major oil pipelines following drone attacks which are lately claimed responsibility by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels amid increased tensions between United States and Iran. Last week Washington deployed
US sanctions on Iran to come into effect from November 4 and ahead of it India hopes to secure a waiver following a cut back on Iranian crude imports in recent months. Meanwhile,
India may not stop importing oil from Iran even after the US sanctions come into effect from November this year It says no nation no country can dictate how external policy should run.