US military disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, drawing pushback from India

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The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman citing violation of a naval blockade, leading to international tension. India protested the action, noting that three of its crew members are missing following the incident.

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday after it said the vessel violated the ongoing U.S. naval blockade, the U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday, but the kinetic action has drawn pushback from India, which said three Indian crew members are now missing.  A U.S. aircraft fired precision…