ndia's concerns over armed terrorist groups operating from Pakistani territory that target India are "always there," but Pakistan's role as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict never came up during discussions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.
Asked whether the Indian side expressed any concerns regarding Pakistan playing the mediator role, Rubio said: "They're always concerned about, obviously. India is always pointing to the fact that there are armed terrorist groups operating from Pakistani territory that target India. They're always concerned about that."
"But as far as the role they played as a mediator and a facilitator in the Iran situation, it never came up. I don't think that they would complain about that. I mean, their issue with Pakistan is different," Rubio told reporters in Delhi.
Two liquefied natural gas tankers are exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday heading to Pakistan and China, while a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China left the Gulf on Saturday after being stranded for nearly three months, shipping data showed.
The US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28 has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of the world's supply of oil and LNG normally flows. The vessels are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to use.
LNG tanker Fuwairit is crossing the strait on Monday and is expected to discharge its cargo in Pakistan on Tuesday. The LNG tanker Al Rayyan has also exited, carrying a cargo for China expected to arrive on June 27. The VLCC Eagle Verona, which exited on Saturday, is expected to reach China's Ningbo port on June 12 with nearly 2 million barrels of Basrah crude.