US Disables 3rd Tanker off Oman as India Confirms 3 Deaths in Settebello Strike
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 11
US Disables 3rd Tanker off Oman as India Confirms 3 Deaths in Settebello Strike
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 11
Summary
CENTCOM said it disabled the Guinea-Bissau-flagged MT Jalveer overnight in the Gulf of Oman, the third tanker hit by US forces this week; all 20 Indian crew members were reported safe.
Two Hellfire missiles struck Jalveer’s engine room after the tanker allegedly tried to move Iranian oil and repeatedly ignored US orders, triggering a fire and distress call off Shinas port.
India also confirmed three Indian sailors from the Palau-flagged MT Settebello were killed after Wednesday’s US strike; New Delhi had already summoned a senior US diplomat to lodge a strong protest.
The back-to-back attacks on tankers with Indian crews come days before Narendra Modi is expected to meet Donald Trump at the G7, adding diplomatic strain as a fragile US-Iran ceasefire frays.