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US ne Iran oil waiver ko kiya khatam!
US Treasury Department ne confirm kiya hai ki woh sanctions waiver ko extend nahi karenge. Yeh waiver Iran ke oil ko bechne aur deliver karne ki permission deta tha, jo March 20 se pehle loaded tha. Yeh April 19 ko expire ho raha hai aur Iran par US ki 'maximum pressure' policy ka bada part hai. Isse pehle energy prices ko control karne ki koshishon ko jhatka laga hai. Financial institutions ko warning di gayi hai ki agar woh Iran ke oil trade ko support karenge toh un par secondary sanctions lag sakte hain. Pichle waiver ne lagbhag 140 million barrels Iran oil ko global market mein access diya tha, jisse supply ki kami temporary control mein thi. Market abhi thoda cautious hai, Brent crude futures $94.40 per barrel ke aas paas the April 15, 2026 ko, abhi bhi geopolitical risk dikha rahe hain.
India ki energy imports par uncertainty!
India, jo duniya ka teesra sabse bada crude importer hai, ne haal hi mein lagbhag 7 saal baad Iran se oil import karna shuru kiya tha. Kuch supertankers Indian ports par aa bhi gaye the. Lekin ab is waiver ke khatam hone se India ke future oil cargoes aur energy security plans par sawal uth gaya hai. India waise toh 40 alag alag countries se oil import kar raha hai apni resilience banane ke liye. Par India ke strategic petroleum reserves sirf lagbhag 8 weeks ki demand cover kar sakte hain, jo kai doosre Asian economies se kam hai.
Market mein badhti volatility aur supply risks!
Yeh sanctions ka change ek already unstable market mein aur zyada volatility la raha hai. US chahta hai ki Iran par pressure badhe, lekin koi bhi anjana incident ho sakta hai. India ke kam strategic reserves ek vulnerability hain; agar supply mein lambi kami aayi toh energy security ko mushkil ho sakti hai. Persian Gulf region, jo lagbhag 25% global oil demand supply karta hai, aur Strait of Hormuz, jahan se 20% global oil supply nikalti hai, dono hi geopolitical tensions ke liye critical hain. International Energy Agency (IEA) ka kehna hai ki 2026 mein global oil demand 2020 ke baad pehli baar kam ho sakti hai, high prices ki wajah se. IEA ne 2026 ke liye supply-demand mein sirf 400,000 barrels per day ka surplus predict kiya hai, jo pehle ke estimate se kaafi kam hai. J.P. Morgan ka kehna hai ki Brent crude $60 ke aas paas rahega 2026 mein, par geopolitical risks ko woh uncertainty maan rahe hain.
Geopolitical tensions ke beech future cautious!
Energy market experts aur agencies future ko lekar cautious hain. IEA ka projection ki demand kam hogi, matlab agar supply mein disturbance hui toh prices par zabardast asar padega. US ki pressure policy, diplomatic efforts aur supply shocks ka asar oil prices ko decide karega. Middle East mein jo bhi developments hongi, woh market sentiment ko control karti rahengi.