# Three Indian sailors have died in a US military operation to halt a tanker off Oman as part of Washington’s efforts to block Iran-linked shipping. The deaths are the first reported since the blockade began on April 13, operations which have seen the US disable eight ships and turn back more than 100 others. Indian Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed the three sailors had died. The US military said an American aircraft had carried out a precision strike on an oil products tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
Three Indian sailors confirmed dead in US strike off Oman