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 – Al Bahiyah and 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.