MEA Fact Checks False Claim That US Navy Is Using Indian Ports Amid Iran Tensions

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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has rejected claims circulating on a US-based television channel suggesting that Indian ports are being used by the United States Navy during the ongoing conflict involving Iran. The government described the reports as false and misleading, stressing that such assertions are baseless. The clarification came after remarks made on the US network One America News Network (OAN) triggered speculation about India’s possible involvement in the conflict, prompting New Delhi to issue a firm response to counter what it called fabricated claims.

Claims being made on OAN, a US based channel that Indian ports are being used by the US Navy are fake and false. We caution you against such baseless and fabricated comments. pic.twitter.com/xiFWnkoXBk

— MEA FactCheck (@MEAFactCheck) March 4, 2026 The controversy began after Douglas Macgregor, a former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, claimed during a broadcast on the US-based channel OAN that American naval vessels might be using Indian ports amid the ongoing tensions involving Iran.