New Delhi, April 3 -- Three tankers reportedly entered the Strait of Homuz on Thursday by hugging the Oman coastline, taking a different route than a northerly one through Iranian waters amid the ongoing war in the region.

According to a Bloomberg report, two oil supertankers and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel-all broadcasting Omani ownership-headed eastward through the Strait on Thursday, sailing close to the Oman coast.

All three ships are managed by the Oman Ship Management Company, Bloomberg further said citing the Equasis marine database, although the company had yet to comment on the transit.

The development took place as the IRNA news agency, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibababdi, reported that Iran and Oman we...