“India had temporarily suspended trade with Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in Iran.”
What FACTLY found
There is no truth in the claim that India has temporarily suspended trade with Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in Iran. No official announcement or credible report supports this, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued no such order. PIB Fact Check has confirmed the letter circulating on social media to be fake. The video allegedly showing Union Minister Piyush Goyal announcing a trade halt is manipulated; the original clip contains no such statement, and AI analysis confirm...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 January 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2026, 8 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.