India Protests US Navy Gulf Attacks That Killed 3 Mariners as Washington Offers No Apology

3 articles · Updated · DW (English) · Jun 13

S. Jaishankar told Marco Rubio that India had lodged a "strong protest" over US Navy attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman that killed three Indian mariners.
The US State Department later acknowledged the call but did not mention the deaths or any regret, saying only that the officials discussed events in the Strait of Hormuz and warning ships to obey US forces.
Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor seized on that omission, accusing Washington of insensitivity and criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not pressing the issue publicly.
The dispute lands just before Modi and Donald Trump are expected to meet at the June 15-17 G7 summit in France, where trade talks are also on the agenda.

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