India has lodged a strong protest to the United States over US Navy strikes on an oil ship in the Gulf that killed three Indian sailors. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and said that such lethal actions against commercial shipping are not justified.

The conversation comes days after three Indian crew members were killed in a US strike on the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello off the coast of Oman, triggering a sharp response from New Delhi.