Iranian Minister in India to Discuss Boosting Energy Trade

Majid Takht Ravanchi, the deputy foreign minister of Iran, is on a visit to India to discuss a resumption of energy trade between the two countries. Bilateral trade between Iran and India has plunged since 2019 as Indian refiners pulled out of purchases of Iranian oil for fear of secondary U.S. sanctions. Now Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, is heading the Iranian delegation for high-level talks in India on January 2 and 3, India’s Hindustan Times reports. Bilateral India-Iran trade plunged…