Iran conflict: India confirms deaths of three mariners aboard tanker hit by US forces

Dubai: An Indian official said Thursday that three Indian mariners were killed on board a tanker targeted by the US military over allegedly violating America’s blockade on Iran.

Sarbananda Sonowal announced the three mariners’ killing on X in the attack on the Palau-flagged tanker Settebello.

“Sadly, three Indian seafarers initially reported missing are now confirmed dead after two bodies were recovered,” he wrote. It wasn’t clear where the third body was.

The US military’s Central Command had accused the Settebello of having “violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran.” It fired into the ship’s engine room to stop it.