India, June 10 -- India on Wednesday lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the United States after a missile attack on a commercial oil tanker off the coast of Oman left three Indian sailors missing and raised fresh concerns over the security of international shipping routes in the Gulf.

In a significant diplomatic move, Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), summoned Jason Meeks, the United States Charge d'Affaires in New Delhi, and issued a demarche over the attack.

India protests attack, seeks accountability

The development came hours after New Delhi strongly condemned the strike on the Palau-flagged oil tanker Settebello, which was carrying 28 crew members, including 24 Indian nationals.

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