Most of the 180 Iranian sailors will fly back from the southern Indian city of Kochi, the person said, requesting not be identified as the matter is sensitive. Iran is also bringing back the bodies of sailors who lost their lives after the US sank their ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, the person said.
India is negotiating with Iran for safe passage for its vessels as it grapples with an energy crisis that’s caused a shortage of cooking gas, sowing disruption across the country. On Saturday, India said it allowed an Iranian naval vessel to dock in its port, days before a frigate from the Persian Gulf nation was sunk by a US submarine.
