Military action, sanctions and diplomacy move in parallel as global oil routes remain disrupted and multiple countries step in to prevent further escalation across the region.
Trump's Iran address combined a sweeping victory claim with an explicit threat to bomb power grids and oil fields, and set a two-to-three-week deadline for diplomacy or escalation.
A proposed US roadmap to de-escalate tensions with Iran includes nuclear rollbacks, sanctions relief and a temporary ceasefire, but Israel remains uneasy about the direction of talks.
Oil imports from Iran in the past fiscal ended March amounted to about $9 billion, as per industry figures.
The spokesperson noted that India was a major importer of crude oil from Iran. This was very important for its own energy security needs.
The US had earlier told India and other countries to cut oil imports from the Gulf nation to 'zero' by November 4 or face sanctions.
The US was aware of New Delhi’s position that Iran was critical for India to meet its energy needs and sustain its economic growth, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
As the second wave of sanctions come back onto Iran on November 4, the objective of the Trump administration is to put maximum pressure on the government in Tehran.
During four days of hearings in late August, Iran's lawyers accused Washington of 'strangling' its economy.
The port facilitates access to Afghanistan by bypassing Pakistan and is also a vital link in the International North-South Transport Corridor.
