India, June 14 -- Jaishankar raises issue with Rubio who warns against violations in Hormuz

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that the US will not tolerate any violations of its naval blockade or illegal transport of Iranian oil through the Strait of Hormuz. This message was delivered during a phone call on Friday evening, when Jaishankar strongly protested the deaths of three Indian seafarers in recent US military actions against commercial ships off the coast of Oman.

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio emphasised that all commercial ships should immediately follow US forces' orders to help maintain peace and security in the Strait. Rubio also made it clear that breaking the US b...