Indian sailors killed in US attack off Oman, India protests
En resumen
- India has lodged a second protest with the US after three Indian sailors were killed in a US attack on a ship off Oman.
- The attack occurred more than three months into the Iran war.
- Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to protest.
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Por qué importa
Three Indian sailors were killed in a US attack on a ship off Oman, more than three months into the Iran war. This has led to diplomatic protests from India.
Sushila Devi sat sobbing on the floor of her house in Deoria, northern India after authorities told her that her husband was one of three sailors killed in a US attack on a ship off Oman.
“If he had told us about the dangers, I would have called him back,” she cried out as women from the family gathered around to console her. “The government should not allow people to go there.”
India on Friday took the rare step of lodging a second protest with the US over the strike that took place more than three months into the Iran war.
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also called US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in protest, upping the diplomatic ante.
Devi’s words echoed calls building up among Indians for their own government to do more to protect its sailors stuck in the Gulf.
Her husband Shivanand Chaurasia, the sole earner in the family with two young children, was among 24 Indian mariners aboard the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello when it was hit on Wednesday.
Preguntas abiertas
- Why was the ship targeted?
- What is the US justification for the attack?
