Iran rejects Trump’s allegation of involvement in attack on Indian vessel, slams Trump’s claims as ‘baseless’
Iran’s mission in India on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s allegation regarding an Indian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the accusation “simply baseless” and accusing Washington of trying to divert attention from attacks on Indian ships.
“The U.S. president’s accusation against Iran regarding an Indian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is simply baseless. It is an attempt to divert public attention from the brutal fact that the U.S. has attacked 3 Indian vessels in less than a week and killed 3 innocent Indian sailors. That’s pathetic!” Iran in India said in a post on X.
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US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of launching drone attacks on Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, calling the alleged action “totally unacceptable”, while Tehran dismissed the charge as “baseless”.
Three vessels carrying Indian crew members came under attack off the coast of Oman this week. One of the incidents resulted in the deaths of three Indian seafarers on Wednesday.
“Their (Iran’s) totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE,” Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social.
In the same post, Trump accused Iran of leaking the terms of the peace deal to the media, saying the reported details were unrelated to the issues under discussion.
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More on Iran’s reactions
Iran strongly denied the allegation.
“The US president’s accusation against Iran regarding an Indian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is simply baseless,” the Iranian Embassy in India said in a social media post late Friday night.
“It is an attempt to divert public attention from the brutal fact that the US has attacked 3 Indian vessels in less than a week and killed 3 innocent Indian sailors. That’s pathetic!” it said.
Trump’s remarks came after India summoned the US Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires in New Delhi to protest against attacks on commercial ships carrying Indian nationals near the Oman coast.
India has described the attacks on commercial vessels as “deeply worrisome” and has strongly taken up the issue with the United States.