India Gave Another Iranian Warship Safe Harbor Before US Strike
The Iranian ship IRIS LAVAN docked at a port in the background in Kochi, India, on March 7.
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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.
Tehran had approached New Delhi on Feb. 28 to urgently accommodate the IRIS Lavan citing technical issues, an Indian official said in a text message to reporters. The request was approved on March 1 and the vessel has been docked at Kochi since Wednesday, with its 183-member crew housed at naval facilities there, the official said.