India, July 14 -- At least 15 seafarers, many of them Indians, have died in attacks on merchant vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28.

The death toll, which stood at 14 in a UN report published last month, has risen after the UAE confirmed that another sailor was killed in an Iranian attack on an oil tanker. Track latest updates about Iran and US here

The latest victim was an Indian seafarer. The casualty was reported after Iranian missiles struck two UAE oil tankers on Tuesday. The attack also wounded six Indians and two Ukrainians, according to an AP report. India has summoned Iran's deputy chief of mission Mohammad Javad Hosseini to protest over the incident.

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