'Armed robbery, state piracy': Iran condemns US attack that killed 3 Indian sailors

Iran connected Friday condemned the United States' attacks connected merchant vessels carrying Indian unit members, which resulted successful the deaths of astatine slightest 3 Indian nationals, describing the incidents arsenic “armed robbery” and “state piracy.

”Also Read: 3 Indians confirmed killed successful US onslaught connected tanker disconnected Oman; 3rd vas attackedEsmail Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s overseas ministry, expressed condolences to the families of the deceased sailors and called connected the planetary assemblage to clasp the United States accountable for the attacks.In a station connected X, Baghaei wrote, “The brutal U.S. attacks connected Indian commercialized vessels which person killed astatine slightest 3 Indian nationals basal arsenic wide grounds of America's ongoing argumentation of equipped robbery and State piracy.

We widen our sympathies to the families and friends of the slain Indian sailors and connection our sincere condolences to the Indian radical and government.”

“The planetary assemblage indispensable clasp the United States accountable for its lawless conduct, which continues to endanger planetary bid and information portion endangering the state of navigation,” helium added.The remarks came aft 3 merchant vessels with Indian unit members came nether onslaught by the US Navy disconnected the seashore of Oman implicit the past 4 days.

Palau-flagged lipid tankers Marivex and Settebello were attacked connected June 8 and June 10, respectively, portion the Guinea-Bissau-flagged bitumen tanker MT Jalveer, carrying 20 Indian unit members, was targeted connected Thursday.The 3 Indian sailors who mislaid their lives were unit members of MT Settebello. They were identified arsenic Aditya Sharma, Suresh Patnala and Shivanand Chaurasiya.The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US subject operations successful the Middle East, said the vessels were targeted successful portion attempting to breach a US-enforced naval blockade of Iran.Washington imposed the blockade successful effect to Iran's effectual closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a captious maritime way done which astir 20% of the world's crude lipid proviso passes.Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz successful aboriginal March pursuing US and Israeli strikes crossed the Islamic Republic connected February 28, an escalation that sparked the broader determination conflict.Active hostilities were paused connected April 8 nether a ceasefire arrangement, which was subsequently extended indefinitely. However, the truce has remained mostly ineffective, arsenic attacks person continued contempt the intermission successful fighting.