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Amid Hormuz tensions, Iran sets up joint committee with Oman to run strait
Fp Staff •Iran and Oman have held the first meeting of Hormuz Joint Committee regarding the 'future management' of the Strait of Hormuz.

‘All speculation’: India not ‘currently’ pursuing Gujarat–Oman deep-sea energy pipeline, says govt
Dheeraj Kumar •The government has clarified that India is not currently pursuing a deep-sea energy pipeline between Gujarat and Oman, dismissing media reports as speculation amid renewed debate on West Asia’s energy security and maritime risks

All 20 Indian crew of MT Jalveer return home after rescue off Oman coast
Fp Staff •All 20 Indian crew members of MT Jalveer, the tanker involved in an incident off the coast of Oman earlier this month, have safely returned to India following a rescue and evacuation operation

Indian sailor dies aboard tanker in Oman; embassy begins repatriation process
Fp Staff •An Indian seafarer has died from medical complications aboard the tanker MT Celestial while the vessel was docked at Duqm Port in Oman

'That's pathetic': Iran rejects Trump's claims of Tehran's involvement in the attack on an Indian vessel
Fp Staff •Iran's mission to India on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump's allegations over the killing of three Indian sailors off the coast of Oman and an attack on three vessels carrying Indian crew in the Strait of Hormuz.

Jaishankar reiterates India's 'strong protest' over killing of Indian sailors in a call with Marco Rubio
Fp Staff •External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Saturday said that he had spoken to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, expressing his strong condemnation of the attack on a commercial vessel that killed three Indian sailors off the coast of Oman.

Who was Aditya Sharma? Indian sailor whose father sought MEA's help before his death aboard MT Settebello
Fp Staff •Initially reported missing after the US strike on MT Settebello off Oman, deck cadet Aditya Sharma was among three Indian seafarers later confirmed dead. His father had earlier made a desperate appeal to the MEA for help in locating him

3 missing Indian seafarers declared dead after US strike off Oman, confirms Indian govt
Fp Staff •Deck cadet Aditya Sharma, engine fitter Shivanand Chaurasiya, and chief engineer Patnala Suresh died after the United States launched an attack on the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello off the coast of Oman

WATCH | US military shares footage of its strikes on oil tanker Settebello as India summons envoy
Fp Staff •The United States military on Wednesday shared video footage of its strikes on a commercial vessel, Settebello, off the Oman coast.

3 Indians missing after Oman tanker attack; India summons US charge d’affaires
Fp Staff •India on Wednesday summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States, as India condemned the attack on the tanker, which had 24 Indian crew members on board. While 21 Indians have been rescued, efforts are continuing to locate the remaining three.


