US President Donald Trump's administration has admitted "to firing two Hellfire missiles" at a third commercial vessel carrying Indian crew members off the coast of Oman on Thursday. This comes as the latest in a series of attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf region that have left three Indian seafarers dead in the past four days.

The Indian foreign ministry said “of the 24 Indian crew onboard, 21 Indians have been rescued thus far and three Indians are reportedly missing” after an attack on a vessel off…

The U.S. military said it disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday because the ship violated the U.S. Navy's blockade, Centcom said.

India condemns attack and summons US charge d'affaires as second tanker comes under fire

It was the second reported US attack on a merchant vessel with a predominantly Indian crew this week.

India summons deputy head of US mission in Delhi after third vessel this week comes under American attack