Several Iranian vessels crossed what Iranian media described as a US naval blockade line in the Gulf of Oman without incident Monday ... toward its export destination after transiting the Gulf of Oman.
IndianMinister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that in a conversation with US Secretary of StateMarco Rubio, he expressed his strong protest over the US strikes on vessels carrying Indian sailors in the Gulf of Oman....
The development comes amid increased military activity and security concerns in regional waters, including the Gulf of Oman and nearby shipping lanes that are vital to global trade and energy supplies.
The US forces on Thursday confirmed they had struck the Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker MT Jalveer, carrying 20 Indian seafarers, in the Gulf of Oman, claiming that the ship had violated the US blockade against Iran in the region ....
forces disabled an oil tanker allegedly attempting to transport Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday night, the third commercial ship disabled by American forces this week, the U.S.
Three Indian crew members missing after the MT Settebello strike in the Gulf of Oman have been declared dead, prompting India to step up repatriation efforts ....