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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised India’s protest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian mariners in US military strikes in the Gulf of Oman.

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New Delhi, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz

Who
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Tommy Pigott, Jason Meeks
What
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised India’s protest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian mariners in US military strikes in the Gulf of Oman.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:10:33 GMT · 4h 17m ago
Where
New Delhi, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz ·
Why
The US military carried out strikes on commercial vessels, including the Settebello, resulting in the deaths of three Indian mariners, while enforcing a naval blockade and warning against violations related to Iranian oil transport.
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India has expressed strong protest to the US over the killing of its mariners and the use of lethal force against civilian shipping in the Gulf of Oman, escalating tensions between the two countries regarding maritime security and the enforcement of blockades in vital shipping lanes.

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11 events in this thread
  1. War & Conflict43m ago
    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the killing of three Indian mariners in an American military strike in the Gulf of Oman, even as Washington firmly asserted that violations of its regional naval blockade would not be tolerated.
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  2. War & Conflict43m ago
    The US struck a Palau-flagged oil tanker, Settebello, on June 10, killing three Indian crew members.
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  3. War & Conflict43m ago
    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the killing of three Indian mariners in an American military strike in the Gulf of Oman, as Washington asserted that violations of its regional naval blockade would not be tolerated.
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  4. War & Conflict1h 45m ago
    Three Indian sailors were killed when US forces fired 'precision munitions' into the engine room of the MT Settebello in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
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  5. War & Conflict1h 45m ago
    Three Indian sailors were killed when US forces fired 'precision munitions' into the engine room of the MT Settebello in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
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  6. War & Conflict1h 45m ago
    Three Indian sailors were killed in a US military attack on the MT Settebello in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
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  7. War & Conflict1h 45m ago
    Three Indian sailors died when US forces fired 'precision munitions' into the engine room of the MT Settebello in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
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  8. War & Conflict3h 24m ago
    India has strongly protested the killing of three Indian sailors by the US military.
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  9. War & Conflict4h 17m ago
    External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar protested to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian mariners in US military strikes in the Gulf of Oman, while the US defended its enforcement of a naval blockade and warned against violations linked to Iranian oil transport.
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  10. War & Conflict4h 17m ago
    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised India’s protest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian mariners in US military strikes in the Gulf of Oman.
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    External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised India’s protest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian mariners in US military strikes in the Gulf of Oman.

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