3 Iran Ships Granted Docking Approval at Indian Ports

Iran had sought India's permission for three of ships to dock at Indian ports and the approval was granted the next day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid tensions in the Indian Ocean region following sinking of an Iranian warship by the US last week.

 In a statement in the Parliament, Jaishankar said one Iranian vessel, IRIS LAVAN, docked in Kochi on March



4.

It is for the first time a senior minister said that Iran requested for docking of three of its ships in Indian ports. 

"The Iranian side has requested permission on February 28 for three ships in the region to dock at our ports. This was accorded on March 1.

IRIS LAVAN actually docked on March 4 in Kochi. The crew is currently in Indian naval facilities," he said.