<p>Multiple reports on Thursday claimed that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/iran">Iran </a>has agreed to allow India-flagged tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz, through which 40% of India's crude imports pass.</p><p>However, <em>Reuters</em> citing an Iranian source said that the country has denied any such agreement had been reached.</p><p>An official confirmation on this is awaited.</p>.Six vessels attacked in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz as war puts merchant ships on front lines.<p>This comes a day after a Thai vessel bound for Kandla port in India was attacked in the Strait, prompting strong criticism from New Delhi.</p><p>“India deplores the fact that commercial shipping is being made a target of military attacks in the ongoing conflict in West Asia,” the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday.</p><p>“Precious lives, including those of Indian citizens, have already been lost in multiple such attacks in an earlier phase of the conflict, and the intensity and lethality of the attacks appear to be increasing.”</p><p>Iran has attacked at least 16 ships in the passage since Israel and the United States began their war on the country in late February. Tehran has warned that oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel, nearly double current levels.</p><p><a href="https://deccanherald.com/tags/strait-of-hormuz">Strait of Homruz </a>is a key artery for global oil trade.</p>
<p>Multiple reports on Thursday claimed that <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/iran">Iran </a>has agreed to allow India-flagged tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz, through which 40% of India's crude imports pass.</p><p>However, <em>Reuters</em> citing an Iranian source said that the country has denied any such agreement had been reached.</p><p>An official confirmation on this is awaited.</p>.Six vessels attacked in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz as war puts merchant ships on front lines.<p>This comes a day after a Thai vessel bound for Kandla port in India was attacked in the Strait, prompting strong criticism from New Delhi.</p><p>“India deplores the fact that commercial shipping is being made a target of military attacks in the ongoing conflict in West Asia,” the foreign ministry said late on Wednesday.</p><p>“Precious lives, including those of Indian citizens, have already been lost in multiple such attacks in an earlier phase of the conflict, and the intensity and lethality of the attacks appear to be increasing.”</p><p>Iran has attacked at least 16 ships in the passage since Israel and the United States began their war on the country in late February. Tehran has warned that oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel, nearly double current levels.</p><p><a href="https://deccanherald.com/tags/strait-of-hormuz">Strait of Homruz </a>is a key artery for global oil trade.</p>