There is no \u201cblanket arrangement\u201d between New Delhi and Tehran on the movement of ships, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has said<\/p>\n
Talks with Iran are the most \u201ceffective way\u201d to restart the passage of ships through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has said.
\nHis comments came after US President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that China, Japan, and other nations should deploy naval units to the Strait of Hormuz to protect maritime traffic from Iranian strikes.
\nIn an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday, Jaishankar cited negotiations between New Delhi and Tehran that allowed two Indian-flagged gas tankers to pass through the strait as an example of diplomatic solutions.
\n\u201cI am at the moment engaged in talking to them and my talking has yielded some results,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is ongoing. If it is yielding results for me, I would naturally continue to look at it.\u201d
\nThere is no \u201cblanket arrangement\u201d with Iran for Indian-flagged ships and \u201cevery ship movement is an individual happening,\u201d Jaishankar added.<\/p>\n
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\u201cCertainly, from India\u2019s perspective, it is better that we reason and we coordinate and we get a solution than we don\u2019t,\u201d the Indian foreign minister said. \u201cSo if that sort of allows other people to engage, I think the world is better off for it.\u201d
\nThe Strait of Hormuz is one of the world\u2019s most critical maritime chokepoints, handling a substantial share of global oil and gas shipments. Tehran\u2019s ambassador to New Delhi last week confirmed access to the key oil chokepoint for Indian ships, citing longstanding ties.
\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last Thursday as part of the country\u2019s diplomatic efforts. Jaishankar has spoken to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, four times since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran at the end of February, triggering retaliatory strikes from Tehran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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