New Delhi has named two Indian-flagged vessels as those involved in a shooting incident in the Strait of Hormuz earlier today and summoned its Iranian ambassador over the matter, CNN reported.
India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met with Iran’s ambassador to New Delhi today and conveyed his “deep concern” over the incident, the foreign ministry said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on a tanker traveling through the Strait earlier today, the UK Maritime Traffic Organization (UKMTO) reported on Saturday morning, citing a direct notification from the tanker’s captain.
The captain said the ship was “approached by 2 IRGC gunboats,” and fired on with no radio warning.
The UKMTO’s report referenced only one vessel as being involved in the incident.
Misri “noted the importance that India attached to the safety of merchant shipping and mariners,” referenced previous ships bound for India which had safely navigated the waterway, and urged Iran to “resume at the earliest the process of facilitating India-bound ships across the Strait.”
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