New Delhi: Iran’s ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali on Friday (March 13) said Tehran would soon provide clarity on whether Indian vessels would be allowed to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed amid the conflict and is crucial for India’s energy imports, noting that the two countries are “friends” with “common interests”.Speaking to reporters after a Quds Day event in Delhi, Fathali indicated that more information would be available in “two or three hours” and also mentioned New Delhi’s “help” across “different fields” to Iran “in this situation” and “after the war”, although he did not elaborate.His remarks come as Iran’s threats against vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to the US-Israeli strikes have resulted in energy supply disruptions for India, most notably of its LPG imports, 90% of which generally cross the bottleneck. Rationing, shortages for the hospitality and restaurant sectors and long queues at domestic gas outlets have followed.Earlier on Friday, Fathali while addressing mediapersons noted that talks between the two countries’ top leadership had taken place – including between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday – and that “we tried our best to remove the problems”. “I think you can see, in the near future, good news in this case,” he added.When the external affairs ministry was asked on Thursday if Tehran would allow Indian-flagged vessels or India-bound tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz it demurred, noting that minister S. Jaishankar and his Iranian opposite number Abbas Araghchi had on Tuesday discussed “issues pertaining to safety of shipping and India’s energy security” but that it would be “premature” to say anything more.Reuters reported on Friday evening citing sources that Iran had allowed two Indian-flagged LPG-laden vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in the week, a Liberian-flagged oil tanker named Shenlong successfully sailed from Saudi Arabia to Mumbai after traversing through the chokepoint, becoming the first crude ship to reach India from West Asia since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last fortnight, per news reports.According to Reuters another tanker carrying Saudi oil is expected to arrive in India on Saturday after having sailed through the Hormuz on March 1.