Three Indian sailors killed in US strike on oil tanker

On Thursday, the Indian Embassy in Oman said it had learnt of another "incident" involving a vessel off Shinas port of Oman but didn't specify if there were Indian crew on board or about the nature of the issue.The US military blocked access to Iran's ports after Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which some 20% of the world's oil and gas supplies are transported, during the ongoing conflict.US forces have disabled eight vessels and redirected 134 others since initiating the blockade on 13 April, according to Centcom.The Indian government has maintained that "targeting of commercial shipping and civilian infrastructure in the region must end".Manoj Yadav, general secretary of the Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) had earlier told the BBC that they had begun reaching out to the families of the sailors to inform them about their deaths.Yadav told The Economic Times newspaper that he "refused to believe" that the US lacked information regarding the nationalities of the people on board those ships."If the ships failed to heed their instructions, detaining them was a viable alternative," he said.Meanwhile, tensions between Iran and the US show no sign of easing. Both countries have exchanged strikes for a second consecutive day, putting more strain on a fragile ceasefire arrived upon in April.