The Iranian consulate in India published a direct rebuttal, sharing the official stance of the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei.
The Gulf of Oman has recently turned into a volatile zone of maritime conflict. In recent days, the United States military carried out attacks on three civilian commercial tankers: the MT Marivex, the MT Settebello, and the MT Jalveer. While these ships operated under foreign flags, they were all manned by Indian crews. The MT Jalveer is a bitumen tanker flagged under Guinea-Bissau, whereas both the MT Marivex and the MT Settebello operated under the flag of Palau.
Emergency operations successfully rescued the crew members from both the MT Marivex and the MT Jalveer. However, the American strike on the MT Settebello took a tragic turn, resulting in the direct deaths of three Indian crew members.
In response to these lethal actions, New Delhi has lodged a powerful and official protest against the United States for targeting commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of Oman. Demonstrating the gravity of the situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned the US Chargé d’Affaires, Jason Meeks, on two separate occasions. During these diplomatic confrontations, the ministry demanded an immediate halt to these military actions and called for the urgent restoration of peace in the region.
The diplomatic pressure escalated further when India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, personally intervened. On June...
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