U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File
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On Friday (June 12, 2026), after India summoned U.S. Embassy consultant Jason Meeks and lodged its “sturdy protest” in opposition to the missile assaults on ships carrying Indian crew, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio advised Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar that violations of the American blockade and “illicit transport of Iranian oil” wouldn’t be tolerated.
Recalling his dialogue with Mr. Rubio, Mr. Jaishankar posted on X: “I reiterated India’s sturdy protest on the assaults by the U.S. Navy within the Gulf that killed three Indian mariners. Such deadly actions in opposition to industrial transport should not justified.”
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The 2 mentioned the Strait of Hormuz state of affairs following U.S. missile strikes on three vessels — Marivex close to Duqm, and Settebello and Jalveer close to Shinas — that killed three Indian seafarers off the Oman coast. The U.S. State Division mentioned Mr. Rubio additional advised Mr. Jaishankar that “all industrial vessels ought to instantly adjust to orders from U.S. forces as they search to uphold peace and safety within the Strait”.
The divergence between the 2 nations on this difficulty comes forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled assembly with U.S. President Donald Trump in France on the sidelines of the G7 summit subsequent week, based on a White Home assertion.
Insensitive companion, says Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, head of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Exterior Affairs, mentioned in a put up on X that the U.S. assertion “incorporates completely no expression of remorse or condolence for the lack of harmless Indian lives. How can a “buddy” and strategic companion be so deeply insensitive? Is it not attainable to disable a ship’s propulsion or steering with out firing missiles focused to kill civilian crew members? Virtually each service provider ship navigating these essential waters has Indian crew on board. Are all of them thought of honest recreation for US missiles now?”
The U.S. Central Command has maintained that the crew of all three vessels had “repeatedly did not adjust to instructions from U.S. forces”. It described Marivex as making an attempt to sail to an Iranian port.
Marivex was attacked at anchorage off Duqm some 420 nautical miles from the Strait. Marinetraffic.com has tracked Marivex loitering in the identical space for practically per week earlier than the June 8 strike.
Settebello’s administration firm, IOS Marine FZE, had flatly contradicted the Centcom account, stating that no warnings had been issued and no communication was established with the U.S. Navy. Demanding proof of the claimed communication from U.S. Navy, it mentioned the vessel had been stationary off Shinas port for practically 10 days.
In the meantime, Manoj Yadav, normal secretary of the Ahead Seamen’s Union of India who had obtained the assertion from IOS Marine and posted it on X, has urged the Indian authorities to deploy naval and intelligence assist for Indian-associated vessels within the area, deepen diplomatic engagement with Oman in order to assist service provider transport within the space, and difficulty clear steerage for ships working in high-risk areas.
Revealed – June 13, 2026 07:55 pm IST