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A commercial ship has been attacked by the US Navy near the Oman coast. 3 Indian citizens also died in this attack. After this, India was seen standing in front of America and protesting. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, while talking to US Secretary of State Marco Rubia, has termed this attack as completely wrong.

Jaishankar has discussed this with the US Secretary of State over phone. Expressing displeasure over this incident, he said that such deadly military action on commercial ships is not justified in any way. Jaishankar has given information about this conversation through a social media post.

S Jaishankar expressed protest over phone

In a post on social media handle India’s protest was repeated over the death of three sailors. He said that targeting commercial ships is not acceptable. This affects global maritime security.

Also talked to American diplomat

After this incident, not only there were talks with the US Secretary of State, but American diplomat Jason Mix was also summoned to Delhi. Describing this issue as extremely worrying, India presented it strongly to America and demanded to stop such incidents in future.

The attack took place near Oman coast

Let us tell you that this entire matter is to the attack on Oman coast. Here the Palau flagged oil tanker MT Setebello was taken into action by the US Navy. There were 24 Indian crew members on board. Of these, 21 were rescued safely while three sailors were confirmed dead. Those who lost their lives in the attack include Death Cadet Aditya Sharma, Chief Engineer Patnala Suresh and Engine Fitter Shivanand Chaurasia. After this incident, Lata’s family and the Government of India have expressed deep grief. After the incident, the government has instructed the concerned security agency to remain on high alert. The Indian Navy has also been asked to increase coordination with international maritime authorities.

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The US Army has also given clarification in this matter. The service claimed the ship was targeted when it was not following instructions from US forces while enforcing sanctions imposed on a ship linked to Iran. However, despite this clarification, India has expressed serious objection to the incident and has demanded to secure maritime security.