India, Feb. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday reportedly claimed India will buy Venezuelan oil, as opposed to purchasing oil from Iran. India does not import significant amounts of crude oil from Iran due to US sanctions, though prior to the sanctions, Iran was one of India's top sources of crude oil.

Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters on Saturday evening about Air Force One, en route to Florida from Washington, DC, Reuters reported.

"China is welcome to come in and make a great deal on oil... We've already made a deal. India is coming in, and they're going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So, we've already made the concept of the deal...," Trump said while speaking to reporters. ...