# Settebello Tanker

Fatal Missile Strike in Gulf of Oman Tests the Limits of the US-India Strategic Partnership

India has lodged a high-level protest with the United States after a US Navy missile strike on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman killed three Indian sailors. While the US claims the vessel was violating Iranian oil sanctions, New Delhi has condemned the lethal action as unjustified and dangerous for commercial mariners.