India ‘calls in’ Iranian envoy, conveys ‘deep concern’ after two oil tankers prevented from crossing Strait of Hormuz

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveyed to the Iranian ambassador deep concern at the shooting incident earlier on Saturday involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: ANI

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday (April 18, 2026) met Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, and conveyed India’s “deep concern” after two India-bound energy-carrying vessels were prevented from transiting the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian naval guards.

This is the first instance of India-bound energy carriers being prevented by the naval units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran during the ongoing fortnight-long ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran conflict, which came into effect on April 8. A day earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi had said that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” for the remaining period of the ceasefire.

Published - April 18, 2026 11:40 pm IST

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