Dehradun, June 12 -- Until now, the impact of the US-Iran conflict on India, though enormous in economic terms, has been secondary. Now, however, it is direct, in that it is causing the death of Indian citizens.
In the latest incident, United States military strikes on tankers in the Gulf of Oman have resulted in the deaths of three Indian mariners aboard the Palau-flagged vessel MT Settebello. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) targeted the ship's engine room with precision munitions, citing a breach of the ongoing blockade aimed at halting Iranian oil exports. F/A-18 aircraft fired into the engineering spaces after the ship repeatedly failed to 'comply with instructions'. The strike ignited an internal engine room fire. While Omani and Ind...