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Any Gulf turbulence affecting India's energy supplies is a national security concern as evident in the Indian Navy being deployed, like other outside powers', near the Strait of Hormuz to secure them.
Any Gulf turbulence affecting India's energy supplies is a national security concern as evident in the Indian Navy being deployed, like other outside powers', near the Strait of Hormuz to secure them.
The British vessel, with 23 crew members on board, was seized on July 19 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz while on its way from the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia.
He will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to discuss the recent attack on the Kingdom's oil facilities and coordinate efforts to counter Iranian aggression in the region.
Palaniswami said 27-year-old Adithyaa Vasudevan who hails from Chennai was taken into custody along with 22 other sailors when their ship was seized last month.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Indian embassy in Tehran is in constant contact with the Iranian authorities to resolve the matter.
Not that the consequences of the British action were not anticipated by Mr Jeremy Hunt’s foreign office; with the capture of a Britishowned oil tanker in the Gulf, some of their worst fears have been realised.
Meanwhile, Iran has opened an investigation into the tanker as it alleged that the ship collided with a fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
The move comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf that have impacted global oil markets.
Tensions in the Gulf increased in the past few weeks, with Iran's economy in free fall following the re-imposition of US sanctions after US President Donald Trump pulled out from a 2015 international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program.
The USA believes that economic pressure would topple the regime of the mullahs without realizing that it would only fortify their stranglehold. The mullahs are not scared of war, chaos or mayhem; all these will ultimately help reinforce their grip on power. This is precisely what Mr Rouhani has all along been fighting against.
