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Two Indian-flagged ships attacked while crossing Hormuz, New Delhi confirms
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwo Indian-flagged vessels carrying crude oil were attacked while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirms in a statement.
Tehran’s ambassador to New Delhi, Mohammad Fathali, was called in for a meeting with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during which Misri conveyed India’s deep concern at the shooting incident involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Misri urged the ambassador to convey India’s views to the authorities in Iran and resume at the earliest the process of facilitating India-bound ships across the Strait.
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