Claim
After sanctions were lifted, Iran also contacted India's oil refinery (for refined products).
“प्रतिबंध हटने के बाद ईरान ने भी हमारी तेल रिफाइनरी से संपर्क किया था”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent reports in the week before the July 2, 2026 broadcast confirm that after the US issued a 60-day waiver on Iran oil sanctions on June 22, 2026, the National Iranian Oil Company contacted Indian refiners directly and via middlemen offering discounted oil, and Iran's petroleum minister visited New Delhi for energy talks. The anchor's statement that Iran contacted India's oil refineries after sanctions were lifted matches this reporting. Minor imprecisions: the sanctions were temporarily waived for 60 days rather than permanently lifted, and the outreach concerned Iran selling crude/LPG to Indian refiners (the bracketed 'for refined products' gloss in the translation is not supported), but the spoken Hindi claim itself is substantively accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/middlemen-offer-discounted-iranian-oil-to-indian-refiners-after-us-waiver-126062601234_1.html Business Standard (June 26, 2026) reports the National Iranian Oil Company reached out directly to Indian refiners, and through intermediaries, offering discounted oil after the US 60-day sanctions waiver. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://visionias.in/current-affairs/upsc-daily-news-summary/article/2026-06-29/the-indian-express/international-relations/iran-oil-returns-but-indian-refiners-likely-to-hold-back-heres-why-4 Indian Express summary (June 29, 2026) confirms NIOC approached Indian refiners to expedite sales during the waiver window, though refiners had limited near-term capacity as supplies were secured through August. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/with-us-sanctions-temporarily-lifted-is-iranian-crude-back-on-the-menu/ Atlantic Council confirms the US Treasury issued a 60-day waiver on Iranian crude/petroleum sanctions on June 22, 2026 (valid through August 21, 2026), establishing the 'sanctions lifted' premise. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/india-iran-discuss-energy-ties-as-sanctions-relief-revives-oil-trade-prospects/amp Tribune India reports Iran's Petroleum Minister held energy talks in New Delhi in late June 2026 amid the sanctions relief, corroborating active Iranian outreach to India on oil trade. ✓ reachable · archived