Hormuz remain open for India with other 4 nations

In a major diplomatic victory, Iran has said the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz will remain open for India amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The waterway, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s oil is normally shipped, has been under an Iranian chokehold since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran last month.

Accprding to media reports, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iraq, and India are on Iran’s friends list.(UPDATED ON 26TH MARCH 2026)