India, March 13 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether Iran had assured India that its ships would be allowed to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in West Asia.

Kejriwal's remarks came a day after Prime Minister Modi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the phone to discuss the "serious situation" in the region.

During the conversation, Modi emphasised that the safety and security of Indian nationals, along with the uninterrupted transit of goods and energy supplies, remain India's top priorities.

Reacting to the development, Kejriwal took to social media platform X to question whether India had...