The Indian Embassy in Bahrain advised Indian nationals to remain vigilant and follow official advisories amid escalating West Asia tensions, releasing a Standard Operating Procedure for transit through Saudi Arabia for stranded Indians

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament that India granted permission to three Iranian ships to dock at Indian ports after Tehran requested it on February 28, with approval given the next day. One Iranian vessel, IRIS LAVAN, docked at Kochi on March 4. The development comes amid rising tensions in the Indian Ocean