Five LPG carriers, all Indian flagged and bound for India, are anchored north off Dubai-Ras Al Khaimah, just southwest of the Strait of Hormuz, as per ship tracker websites. Appearing to bunch together so they can troop out of the strait, these ships carry more than 1.7 lakh tonnes of LPG . But they were not moving on a day Iran seemed to clamp down on any ship movement across the strait after earlier saying it would approve ships of friendly countries to pass through. Iran had previously announced that ships of India and some other countries — Russia, Iraq, Pakistan, China and Thailand — can pass the strait. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi had said that the U.S., Israel and some Gulf States involved in the current war will not be allowed to pass through the strait.

Source: The Hindu March 27, 2026 22:30 UTC