Jaishankar speaks to Rubio, lodges strong protest over U.S. Navy attacks that killed three Indians

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and lodged a beardown protestation implicit the attacks by the U.S. Navy successful the Gulf that killed 3 Indian mariners.

"Such lethal actions against commercialized shipping are not justified," Mr. Jaishankar said successful a station connected X astir his talks with Mr. Rubio.

Three vessels with Indian unit came nether onslaught disconnected the Oman seashore this week. One of them resulted successful the decease of 3 Indian seafarers connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) .

“Spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this evening. I reiterated India’s beardown protestation astatine the attacks by the US Navy successful the Gulf that killed 3 Indian mariners,” Mr. Jaishankar said.

India summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy successful New Delhi to lodge its protestation connected the matter.