An Indian sailor was killed and six other Indian nationals were injured after Iranian missiles struck two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE Defence Ministry said. Reports said the latest casualty takes the number of Indians killed in the ongoing West Asia conflict to 14

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New Delhi: An Indian sailor was killed and eight seafarers, including six Indian nationals, were wounded when two oil tankers were struck by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Tuesday. There was no immediate statement on the incident from the external affairs ministry.

Fourteen Indians have died in West Asia since Israel and the US’s attacks on Iran on February 28 triggered a conflict, according to a Hindustan Times report.