MEA lodges strong protest with US over tanker attack in Gulf of Oman

On June 10, the US struck MT Settebello. Pic/X/@TheMilObserverr

India on Friday summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks and told him that the American military's "lethal and deadly" strikes on commercial vessels with Indian crew members off the coast of Oman are "unacceptable".

On June 10, the US struck another Palau-flagged tanker, Settebello, killing three out of the 24 Indian sailors on board.

Jason Meeks

Meeks was summoned to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) headquarters. "A strong protest was lodged with him regarding the continuing attacks by US naval forces on commercial vessels carrying Indian mariners in the Gulf of Oman," the MEA said.

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