New Delhi, April 5 -- Another India-flagged vessel, Green Asha, has safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite ongoing tensions in the region. And with this, the number of Indian tankers that have navigated the strait since the conflict began has risen to nine.

Sources close to the development informed that Green Asha is an LPG tanker.

Iran has tightened its grip over Hormuz since the US and Israel attacked the country on Feb. 28, reducing shipping to a trickle through a chokepoint that normally handles about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas. Tehran has allowed some ships from friendly nations to transit, including India, a pre-approved route while threatening to strike vessels allied to the US or Israel.

So far, s...