Iran allowed Indian, Chinese, Iraqi and Qatari ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz under special exemptions amid regional tensions.

The arrangement is significant for India given its dependence on the Middle East for energy supplies and its wider trade interests in the region.

Daijiworld Media Network - Tehran Tehran, Nov 4: Iran has exempted commercial vessels from four countries, including India and China, from transit restrictions in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, even as attacks on ships attempting to cross the waterway continue. Amir Hayat Moghadam, deputy chairman of t.....

Iran has exempted vessels from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran says the arrangement reflects mutual interests, including medicine imports from India and political support from China.