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OPEC-member, four sources said.In November, US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and re-imposed broad economic
sanctions.Washington, however, gave a six-month waiver to eight nations including India, allowing them to import some Iranian oil until
India, Iran's top oil client after China, was allowed to buy about 9 million barrels a month.India hopes to get clarity in seven to 10
days on any extension of the waiver, as well as the amount of oil that could be purchased if an extension is given, the sources said."We
don't know about US thinking, whether they will allow India to buy oil or not," said one of the sources, all of whom declined to be named
due to the sensitivity of the issue.Under the current waiver, India can buy about 300,000 bpd of Iranian oil - about half the amount before
the sanctions were imposed - and New Delhi wants to keep buying Iranian oil at that level, Indian sources said last month.Since November
only state-run Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals have been
buying Iranian oil.State-refiners and oil ministry did not respond to Reuters request for comments.Brian Hook, the special US envoy for
Iran, in March said Washington is pursuing its plan to bring Iranian crude exports to zero
Last week Hook said three of eight importers granted waivers by Washington have cut shipments to zero."Sanctions against IRGC (Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps) have also added to the uncertainty over supply of Iranian oil in the current scenario when enough alternatives
are available it is better to wait for a clarity," said another of the sources.Trump on Monday designated Iran's Guards a foreign
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