Ahmad Adil
13 April 2026•Update: 13 April 2026
Iran will provide a mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz, and Indian tankers that have transited through the Strait of Hormuz have not paid tolls, Iran’s ambassador to New Delhi said on Monday.
Talking to reporters in the capital, New Delhi, Ambassador Mohammad Fathali also said India and Iran have good relations in “these difficult times.”
“We believe that the Strait of Hormuz is a territorial water and we… in the near future… (will) provide (a) mechanism for all the countries,” Fathali said, adding “Iran believed that and committed to international law and freedom of navigation.”
The envoy also said Indian tankers that transited through the key waterway, did not pay tolls to Iran.
“You can ask … the Indian government if we have charged anything up to now,” he said.
According to TankerTrackers data released last week on Friday, two million barrels of Iranian crude oil have reached India under a US sanctions waiver since March 20.
New Delhi had stopped buying Iranian oil in 2019.
Regarding talks between the US and Iran held in Pakistan over the weekend, Fathali said Washington had “unlawful demands.”
“If they (US) accept our conditions we are ready for negotiation and also we announced that we are ready for war,” he said.
US President Donald Trump announced a blockade on Iranian ports that will take effect at 1400GMT on Monday, a London-based maritime intelligence report said.
The US and Iran have been observing a two-week ceasefire, mediated by Pakistan, since April 8.
The talks held in Islamabad over the weekend remained inconclusive, and were followed by Trump announcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.