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 figure of the total number of seafarers killed, as stated in a UN report published last month, stood at 14 until recently, but rose by one as the UAE confirmed the killing of one more sailor in an Iranian attack on a tanker. Track latest updates about Iran and US here

The latest casualty also involved an Indian sailor, and 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 ...