New Delhi, April 23 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that 10 Indian ships have safely exited the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz in the last week, while 14 vessels remain in the Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions.

Addressing the weekly media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "We have 10 Indian ships which have exited the Strait of Hormuz safely in the last few weeks. We have 14 Indian ships which are still in the Persian Gulf."

Providing an update on a recent security incident, Jaiswal said that two foreign ships were fired upon a day earlier, with Indian crew members on board.

He noted that the crew were safe and clarified that the vessels involved were not Indian-flagged s...