Trump blames Iran for attacks on 'Indian' ships in Hormuz, says 'Totally unacceptable'

US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of carrying out a failed drone attack against Indian ships departing the Strait of Hormuz. Referring to the incident, in a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "their totally rebuffed drone attack last night against Indian ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE."

The US President did not specify which ships he was referring to. Iranian authorities had not responded to the allegation at the time of writing.

This comes as 3 oil tankers carrying dozens of Indian sailors have been caught up in recent US military operations in the region. On June 8, US forces disabled the Palau-flagged tanker Marivex, which had 24 Indian crew members on board. All of them were rescued safely.

Two days later, another Palau-flagged tanker, Settebello, came under a US strike. The vessel was carrying



24 Indian sailors, and three of them were killed in the attack. A third tanker, Jalveer, sailing under the Guinea-Bissau flag with 20 Indian crew members aboard, was also attacked on Thursday.

In response to escalating threats, India summoned US Charg d'Affaires Jason Meeks for the second time this week after another merchant vessel carrying Indian crew members came under attack off the coast of Oman. The American diplomat was called in by the Additional Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Earlier in the day, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) issued a fresh maritime security advisory for nearly 18,000 Indian seafarers operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman and nearby waters, urging ships and crews to maintain heightened vigilance.