• A picture taken during a guided tour by the U.S. Navy (NAVCENT) shows the Japanese oil tanker Kokuka Courageous off the port of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on Wednesday. The tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a limpet mine resembling Iranian mines, the U.S. military in the Middle East said. | AFP-JIJI
    A picture taken during a guided tour by the U.S. Navy (NAVCENT) shows the Japanese oil tanker Kokuka Courageous off the port of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on Wednesday. The tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a limpet mine resembling Iranian mines, the U.S. military in the Middle East said. | AFP-JIJI

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MUMBAI – India’s navy has deployed two ships in the Gulf of Oman to ensure safe passage for Indian-flagged vessels, the country’s defense ministry said late on Thursday, a week after two oil tankers were attacked in the region.

The United States has blamed Iran for the attacks on a Norwegian-owned and a Japanese-owned tanker, raising concerns about further U.S.-Iranian confrontation. Tehran has denied the allegation.

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