Tehran, March 14 -- Several Indian Navy warships have been deployed near the Persian Gulf and remain on standby to assist merchant vessels coming towards India, sources confirmed on Sunday.

According to sources, the Indian Navy warships are on standby to provide assistance or help required by merchant vessels.

Earlier on Saturday, two Indian flagged vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were granted transit through the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian authorities. One of them is the Shivalik, which, as per the Vessel traffic monitoring site, was last reported to be in the Gulf of Oman and expected to reach its destination by March 21.

On Friday, Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry provided an update on the maritime situati...