Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman
The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of violating an American blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran. Three Indian sailors are missing and 21 Indian crew members have been rescued after the attack on the Palau-flagged Settebello. The incident has escalated tensions between the US and Iran, with President Donald Trump threatening to hit Iran hard if a peace deal is not signed soon.
- ▪The US military disabled the Palau-flagged Settebello oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman for violating an American blockade.
- ▪Three Indian sailors are missing and 21 Indian crew members have been rescued after the attack.
- ▪The US has disabled eight vessels and redirected 134 others since initiating the blockade on April 13.
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- ▪ Three Indians missing after U.S. attack on ship off Oman — The Hindu — Top
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Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of OmanJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHenri AstierCentcomCentcom posted what it said was footage of the strike on the ship's engine room The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran".In a post on X, US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebello "after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces".India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 Indian crew members had been rescued after the attack on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.It said the "targeting of commercial shipping and…
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