India is deploying more warships to the Gulf of Oman for the safe passage of its fuel carriers as it expects Iran to allow them to pass through the Strait of Hormuz amid military tensions in West Asia.
The additional deployment will take the number of Indian warships in the wider region to six to seven, with three currently deployed east of the strait.
Twenty-two India-flagged vessels are stuck west of the strait, according to the ministry of shipping, and a few fuel carriers have headed to India under the watchful eyes of Indian warships.
The Indian naval presence in the Gulf of Oman is maintained under Operation Sankalp, which predates the current military tensions in the region.
