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June 13, 2026e-Paper
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June 13, 2026e-Paper
Updated – June 13, 2026 11:06 am IST – Washington
A visual of the commercial vessel with Indian seafarers reportedly on board, attacked off the coast of Oman near the Shinas Port. Image used for representation purpose only. Photo: FSUI/ANI
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, describing the alleged action as “totally unacceptable”, while Tehran rejected the charge as “baseless”.
Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in the death of three Indian seafarers on Wednesday (June 10, 2026).
“Their (Iran's) totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE,” Mr. Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social on Friday (June 12, 2026).
In the same post, Mr. Trump also accused Iran of leaking the terms of the peace deal to the media that had nothing to do with the points under discussion.
Iran vehemently rejected Mr. Trump's allegation.
Also read: West Asia war LIVE updates
“The U.S. president's accusation against Iran regarding an Indian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is simply baseless,” the Iranian Embassy in India said in a social media post late Friday (June 12, 2026) night.
“It is an attempt to divert public attention from the brutal fact that the U.S. has attacked 3 Indian vessels in less than a week and killed 3 innocent Indian sailors. That's pathetic!” it said.
Mr. Trump's remarks came after India summoned the Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi to protest against U.S. attacks on commercial ships carrying Indian nationals near the Oman coast.
India has described the attacks on commercial vessels as "deeply worrisome" and it has strongly taken up the matter with the U.S.
Published – June 13, 2026 08:51 am IST
Iran / USA / India-United States / war / West Asia
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