‌Iran had sought India’s permission for three of its ships to dock at its ports, ‌which was ‌granted on March ‌1, ⁠India’s foreign minister ⁠said on Monday, adding that the government believed ⁠that it was ‌the “right ‌thing to ‌do.”

One of ‌the three ships docked at India’s southern ‌port of Kochi on March ⁠4 and ⁠its crew was at Indian naval facilities, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told parliament on Monday.