The ship’s capture comes amid tensions between Israel and Iran, which escalated following an Israeli airstrike on April 1 on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, killing 16 people, including senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Told Iran & Israel to calm down: Jaishankar amid tensions in Middle East
Iran carried out its first direct attack on Israel on Saturday in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1 that killed seven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards including a senior general.
Amid anxiety for Indians in Israel, Delhi to wait and watch before sending next batch of workers
India had on April 2 sent a first batch of 65 citizens to Israel as part of an agreement between the two countries for a total of 1,500 Indian citizens to be flown to the country this month to be employed as construction workers.
Ties with Iran and Israel, India calls for ‘de-escalation, step back from violence’
The West Asia region contributes to 80 per cent of India’s oil supplies. When India has been able to minimise the impact of oil prices due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war by buying Russian oil at discounted rates, this conflict could hit energy prices.
Don’t travel to Iran, Israel: India advises its citizens
Iran has been threatening to avenge the death of two of its Generals who were those killed in an airstrike in Syrian capital Damascus on April 1. Tehran has blamed Israel for the strike, although Israel has not commented yet.