NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) – The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Indian national was among 46 crew members, including 30 Indians, on board two vessels – MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa – that were attacked while transiting the shipping lane, the ministry said.
- Ten other Indian seafarers were wounded, of whom two are reported to be seriously injured, it said in a statement.
- India is “deeply concerned” by the attacks, and the targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region “must cease,” it said.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has reinstated a blockade on Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz this month and proposed charging a 20% fee to guard it.
- Tehran says the U.S. has no role in determining the future of the waterway, which handled about a fifth of global oil and gas supplies before the conflict erupted on February 28.
- Another Indian national has been missing after an attack on container ship GFS Galaxy in the strait on Sunday.
- Iran said it had targeted the vessel after it tried to transit through an unauthorised route despite warnings.
(Reporting by Saurabh Sharma; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and YP Rajesh)
