India news: New Delhi protests US strike that killed 3 Indian sailors, summons envoy
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Skip next section India protests after US strike kills 3 sailors, summons diplomat 06/11/2026 June 11, 2026 India protests after US strike kills 3 sailors, summons diplomat The Indian government on Thursday lodged a protest against the US strike on a vessel off Oman that killed three Indian sailors.
According to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, the Indian government summoned a senior US diplomat to convey its "deepest concerns" over the attack and formally protest the strike "We expect US to take due note of our protest against attacks on vessels carrying Indian seafarers," the Indian government later said in a statement.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry called for an end to the "targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region." The head of International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, also condemned the attack. Earlier, Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on X that three Indians missing after a US strike on the tanker Settebello were killed.
The US Central Command said American forces warned the crew before firing on the ship, which allegedly attempted to breach its naval blockade with a shipment of Iranian oil.
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