Jaishankar Confirms An Iranian Naval Ship Is Docked At Kochi Port

The Indian foreign minister said Saturday an Iranian naval vessel has docked in India. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the IRIS Lavan is docked in the southern city of Kochi after India granted permission when the vessel reported “having problems” on March 1.

News agency, citing unnamed “government sources,” had earlier reported that the ship has been in Kochi since March 4.

“I think it was the humane thing to



do,” Jaishankar said. A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. 

Another Iranian vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka, where more than 200 sailors were being brought ashore. 

The ships had previously taken part in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they got “caught on the wrong side of events” once the war began.