'India is a friend': Iran clears passage for two LPG tankers through Strait of Hormuz
PTC News Desk: Iran has permitted two liquefied petroleum tankers heading to India to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters report on Friday. The development came just hours after Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, suggested that India could be granted safe passage through the key maritime route within the next two to three hours.
The envoy’s comments came amid the ongoing regional conflict, which has placed shipping activity through the narrow channel connecting the Persian Gulf to global markets under heightened scrutiny. Earlier in the day, when asked whether Indian vessels would be able to move safely through the Strait of Hormuz, the ambassador hinted that positive progress was likely soon.
- With inputs from agencies
