US diplomat summoned again: MEA strongly protests attacks on ships with Indians on board

NEW DELHI: The ministry of outer affairs (MEA) summoned the US Chargé d’Affaires Jason Meeks for the 2nd clip successful a week to lodge a protestation against repeated attacks connected commercialized ships disconnected the Oman seashore with Indians connected board.This comes a time aft Guinea-Bissau-flagged lipid tanker MT Jalveer, carrying 20 Indian seafarers, successful the Gulf of Oman, was attacked by the US navy, claiming that the vessel had violated the US blockade against Iran successful the region.MEA had called for an extremity to specified attacks and "unimpeded and harmless navigation" done the Strait of Hormuz successful accordance with planetary instrumentality amid the ongoing crises successful the Middle East. "We person stated our presumption successful the Strait of Hormuz. We would like, we want, and we person urged that determination beryllium unimpeded and harmless navigation done the Strait of Hormuz, keeping with planetary law. So that is our position. This is simply a taxable which volition travel up for discussion, and we'll enactment our points across," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said.Three commercialized ships, including Palau-flagged vessels MT Marivex and MT Settebello, person been disbaled by the US navy wrong a week, which has led to the decease of 3 Indians.