NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with Iran after summoning its deputy ambassador over the killing of an Indian seafarer in the Strait of Hormuz.
• The Indian national was among 46 crew members, including 30 Indians, on board two vessels – MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa – that were attacked while transiting the shipping lane, the ministry said.
• Ten other Indian seafarers were wounded, of whom two are reported to be seriously injured, it said in a statement.
• India is "deeply concerned" by the attacks, and the targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region "must cease," it said.
• US President Donald Trump has reinstated a blockade on Iranian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz this month and proposed charging a 20% fee to guard it.
• Tehran says the US has no role in determining the future of the waterway, which handled about a fifth of global oil and gas supplies before the conflict erupted on February 28.
• Another Indian national has been missing after an attack on container ship GFS Galaxy in the strait on Sunday.
• Iran said it had targeted the vessel after it tried to transit through an unauthorised route despite warnings.