New Delhi, June 24 -- Eleven merchant vessels carrying crude oil, gas and fertilisers to India have transited the Strait of Hormuz and two other ships have sailed from the country towards the Persian Gulf since Iran and the US reached an agreement on de-escalation last week, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The movement of the merchant vessels in both directions points to the easing of restrictions on freedom of navigation at the Strait of Hormuz, and New Delhi is hoping 10 Indian-flagged vessels that were caught to the west of the crucial waterway due to the outbreak of hostilities in February will now be able to move towards the country, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing. Ir...