India summoned Iran's deputy ambassador in Tehran for a protest meeting over the death of an Indian sailor in an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Gili Cohen. The summons follows an earlier protest to Iran's acting ambassador this morning.
India escalated its diplomatic response to the killing of an Indian sailor in the Strait of Hormuz by summoning Iran's deputy ambassador in Tehran for a formal protest meeting, according to a report by Gili Cohen. The move follows an earlier summons of Iran's acting ambassador (chargé d'affaires) this morning, as The Zioneer reported at 09:34 Jerusalem.
The sailor was killed in an Iranian attack on a vessel transiting the strategic waterway, part of a broader Iranian campaign targeting commercial shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The summons represents a second formal protest by New Delhi to Iranian diplomatic representatives in Tehran within hours.
India has also summoned the U.S. chargé d'affaires in New Delhi over the deaths of three Indian sailors in a separate incident in the Gulf of Oman on June 10. The diplomatic escalation reflects growing Indian concern over the safety of its nationals serving on commercial vessels in the region.
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