Iranian diplomats summoned after Hormuz strike kills Indian sailor

The diplomatic move came a day after the UAE said Iranian cruise missiles struck the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani waters. The attack killed one Indian crew member and injured eight others.

India has summoned Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the Ministry of External Affairs after an Iranian missile strike on two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz left one Indian crew member dead and several others injured, government sources said on Monday.

The diplomatic move came a day after the UAE said Iranian cruise missiles struck the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah in the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani waters. The attack killed one Indian crew member and injured eight others.

According to the UAE, those injured included six Indians and two Ukrainians. Four of the injured are still in critical condition. The tankers named in the strike were Mombasa and Al Bahiyah.

The summoning of Iran’s Deputy Ambassador came after the attack in Omani territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, in which an Indian crew member was killed and eight people, including six Indians and two Ukrainians, were injured, with four of them remaining critical.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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