‘The White House is now pleading with India’: Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi mocks US retreat from Russian oil –

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi on Sunday harshly criticized the United States over its stance on Russian crude oil, claiming that Washington is now “begging” countries, including India, to buy Russian oil after it had earlier pressured it to stop such imports.In a post on the website

He also criticized Europe’s position on the conflict, writing: “Europe believed that supporting the illegal war on Iran would gain the support of the United States against Russia.”

He ended the post with a blunt, “pathetic” note, while sharing a report highlighting how the US war with Iran could end in favor of Russia, a country with which Donald Trump has remained at loggerheads on many geopolitical issues.

Araghchi’s statements came a day after he spoke with his counterpart in New Delhi, S. Jaishankar. The call represents the fourth interaction between the two ministers since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.Meanwhile, Iran has allowed two Indian-flagged LPG tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite the ongoing conflict in the region, according to a Reuters report citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

A crude oil tanker carrying Saudi oil is expected to arrive in India after transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, Reuters also reported, citing shipping data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence.Read also: Five American refueling planes were hit by Iranian strikes on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi ArabiaEarlier, Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fateh Ali, confirmed that Tehran will ensure the safe passage of ships heading to India through the Strait of Hormuz.In response to a question about whether ships heading to India would be allowed safe transit through the main energy route, Fath Ali said: “Yes. Because India and I are friends. You can see the future, I think in two or three hours. Because we believe that. We believe that Iran and India are friends. We have common interests, and we have a common destiny.”He added: “The suffering of the people of India is our suffering and vice versa. That is why the government of India is helping us, and we must help the government of India because we have a common destiny and a common interest.”