Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File.
| Photograph Credit score: ANI
Minister of Exterior Affairs S. Jaishankar has hailed direct talks with Iran as the best approach to restart delivery by the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Monetary Instances printed on Sunday (March 15, 2026).
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (March 14, 2026) referred to as on nations to ship warships to maintain the Strait of Hormuz open for delivery as Iranian forces reply to U.S. and Israeli assaults on Iran.
Iran-Israel warfare updates on March 15, 2026
Mr. Trump, in a put up on his Reality Social, mentioned he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would ship ships to assist shield the important, slender passage by which a couple of fifth of world oil passes.
Mr. Jaishankar mentioned he was engaged in talks with Tehran and that “speaking has yielded some outcomes.”
Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gasoline carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 metric tons of LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday (March 14, 20260 en path to India. Mr. Jaishankar informed the FT that this was an instance of what diplomacy might carry.
“Definitely, from India’s perspective, it is healthier that we purpose and we coordinate and we get an answer than we don’t,” he informed the newspaper.
Mr. Jaishankar mentioned there was no “blanket association” for Indian-flagged ships and that Iran had not obtained something in alternate.
When requested whether or not European international locations might replicate India’s association, Jaishankar mentioned every relationship with Iran “stands by itself deserves,” making comparisons troublesome, although he added he could be completely satisfied to share India’s method with EU capitals and famous that many had additionally held talks with Tehran.
“Whereas it is a welcome improvement, there may be persevering with dialog as a result of there may be continued work on that,” he informed the FT.
Revealed – March 16, 2026 01:21 am IST
