Three Indian sailors are dead after US forces struck an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on June 10, and India is not staying quiet about it.
The attack targeted the Palau-flagged MT Settebello, which US Central Command accused of transporting Iranian oil in violation of a US-led blockade. The vessel carried a 24-person crew. Twenty-one were rescued by Omani authorities. Three were not so fortunate.
What happened and why India is furious
India summoned US diplomat Jason Meeks and issued a formal protest on June 10-11 in response to the strike. Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed the deaths and called the incident “deeply unfortunate.”
Two days earlier, on June 8, US forces struck another tanker, the MT Marivex, which also carried 24 Indian sailors. All crew members survived that attack.
