India summons Iranian envoy after tankers come under fire in Strait of Hormuz

AsiaIndiaIndia summons Iranian envoy after tankers come under fire in Strait of HormuzAttacks disrupt vital oil route used heavily by Indian shippingNamita Singh Sunday 19 April 2026 12:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960539","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/strait-of-hormuz-iran-indian-vessel-attack-irgc-b2960539.html","title":"India summons Iranian envoy after tankers come under fire in Strait of Hormuz"}}CloseIranian general threatens to shut down global oil supply claiming 'upper hand' on TrumpOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"India","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}India summoned Iran’s ambassador after two Indian-flagged vessels were fired upon allegedly by Irania...