Adani Faces DOJ Probe Over Iranian LPG Shipments, WSJ Says
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US prosecutors are probing billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate for importing liquefied petroleum gas from Iran through the Mundra port in India, violating sanctions, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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