New Delhi, June 15 -- An Indian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Disha, safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, making it the first Indian-flagged LNG-carrying vessel to exit the war zone in over three months.

The development comes roughly a day after US President Donald Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran is "now complete", with mediator Pakistan stating that the agreement will be signed on 19 June in Switzerland.

Disha, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, is carrying 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG cargo, a Shipping Ministry official said.

At a media briefing on recent developments in West Asia, Opesh Kumar Sharma, Director at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said the vess...