3 Indians confirmed killed in US strike on tanker off Oman; 3rd vessel attacked
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The United States military conducted a strike against a commercial tanker off the Omani coast, killing three Indian sailors among the vessel's 24-member Indian crew, with 21 others rescued. The U.S. military justified the action as targeting a ship allegedly engaged in trade violations related to Iran sanctions. The incident prompted India to lodge formal protests and marked the second reported U.S. military strike on a merchant vessel with predominantly Indian crew within the same week.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said two of the three vessels that came under attack were subject to sanctions administered by the US treasury's office of foreign assets control, while the Settebello had been classified as non-compliant.
OFAC acts against vessels involved in violating US sanctions on the sale of Iranian and Russian oil. ...
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