India has sought safe passage for 22 ​of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a foreign ‌affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, after Iran allowed a few Indian ships to sail through, in a rare exception to the blockade. ADVERTISEMENTAlso Read Two Indian LPG carriers cross Strait of Hormuz, to reach Gujarat ports on March 16 to 17Tehran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, confirmed that Iran has ​allowed some Indian vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz. 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. Sinha said two ⁠Indian vessels, Shivalik and Nanda Devi chartered by Indian Oil Corp, had safely passed through the strait and would reach the ​western Indian ports of Mundra and Kandla on March 16 and ​17. The vessels ⁠together carry more than 92,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas, he said.

Source: The Telegraph March 14, 2026 13:54 UTC