India seeks passage for more vessels stranded around Strait of Hormuz after a few sail through
The Straits Times
Iran has allowed some Indian vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI – India has sought safe passage for 22 of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said on March 14, after Iran allowed a few Indian ships to sail through in a rare exception to the blockade.
Mr Randhir Jaiswal told a press conference that India has stayed in touch with all major parties in the Middle East – including Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran, the US and Israel – to convey its priorities, particularly on energy security.
Tehran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali confirmed that Iran has allowed some Indian vessels to sail through the strait. He was speaking at broadcaster India Today’s Conclave event in New Delhi.
Since the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, Tehran has largely halted traffic through the strait, which runs past its coast and through which around 20 per cent of global oil and seaborne liquefied natural gas is supplied.
The blockade has triggered India’s worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies to industries to shield households from any shortage of cooking gas.
The stranded ships include four crude oil vessels, six liquefied petroleum gas carriers and one liquefied natural gas vessel, Special Secretary at the Indian Shipping Ministry Rajesh Kumar Sinha said at the same press conference.
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