This live is now closedPresident Donald Trump said Friday that the United States was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran but was not seeking a ceasefire with the Islamic republic. Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei meanwhile claimed in a message to mark the first day of the Persian New Year to have delivered a “dizzying blow” to enemies in the three-week-old West Asia war. Also Read: Crude sinks after Benjamin Netanyahu tries to reassure on Iran warIn an inter-ministerial briefing, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), on Friday (March 20, 2026) said that petrol prices increase was restricted to premium variant of fuel and the regular versions remain unaffected. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNB) Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma said: “LPG situation might be worrisome, but not at the stage where we cannot provide to domestic consumers. We are also procuring cargoes from wherever we can.”Follow updates here:

Source: The Hindu March 20, 2026 17:07 UTC