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Iran exempts Indian vessels from Hormuz curbs
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The latest exemption comes amid heightened concern over the safety of Indian nationals working aboard vessels in the Gulf, with the death toll from attacks on merchant shipping having risen to 23.
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Iran exempts Indian vessels from Hormuz curbs
Dubai: Iran has exempted Indian vessels from restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian lawmaker said, as attacks on shipping in the region continue to claim the lives of Indian seafarers.
The latest exemption comes amid heightened concern over the safety of Indian nationals working aboard vessels in the Gulf, with the death toll from attacks on merchant shipping having risen to 23. Ahmad Hayat-Moghaddam, vice-chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, said India, China, Iraq and Qatar had been granted exemptions and their vessels could pass through the strategic waterway without restrictions.
Speaking at a meeting on economic and security conditions, he said Tehran had facilitated the passage of Indian ships to enable imports of medicines from India, while the arrangement with China was intended to secure Beijing’s political support. “We have already exempted four countries from restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz — India, China, Iraq and Qatar. They are free to pass through, and the Americans have no issues with them either,” Hayat-Moghaddam was quoted as saying by the Iranian Students’ News Agency. He said the exemption for Indian vessels was intended to facilitate medicine imports into Iran, while the arrangement for Chinese ships was aimed at securing Beijing’s political support. “We are doing business,” he said, adding that Tehran also collected money from Indian and Chinese vessels.
