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Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar has hailed direct talks with Iran arsenic the astir effectual mode to restart shipping done the Strait of Hormuz, in an interrogation with the Financial Times published connected Sunday (March 15, 2026).
U.S. President Donald Trump connected Saturday (March 14, 2026) called connected nations to nonstop warships to support the Strait of Hormuz unfastened for shipping arsenic Iranian forces respond to U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Iran-Israel war updates connected March 15, 2026
Mr. Trump, successful a station connected his Truth Social, said helium hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would nonstop ships to help support the vital, constrictive transition done which astir a 5th of planetary lipid passes.
Mr. Jaishankar said helium was engaged successful talks with Tehran and that “talking has yielded immoderate results.”
Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum state carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying astir 92,712 metric tons of LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz connected Saturday (March 14, 20260 en way to India. Mr. Jaishankar told the FT that this was an illustration of what diplomacy could bring.
“Certainly, from India’s perspective, it is amended that we crushed and we coordinate and we get a solution than we don’t,” helium told the newspaper.
Mr. Jaishankar said determination was nary “blanket arrangement” for Indian-flagged ships and that Iran had not received thing successful exchange.
When asked whether European countries could replicate India’s arrangement, Jaishankar said each narration with Iran “stands connected its ain merits,” making comparisons difficult, though helium added helium would beryllium happy to stock India’s attack with EU capitals and noted that galore had besides held talks with Tehran.
“While this is simply a invited development, determination is continuing speech due to the fact that determination is continued enactment connected that,” helium told the FT.
