The United States has not apologized for the attack that resulted in the death of Indian sailors; India's Foreign Minister has strongly protested.

The United States has made no apology to India, leaving India extremely angry! The Indian Foreign Minister directly protested to Rubio! On June 13, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar stated: "Tonight, I spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. I reiterated India's strong protest regarding the U.S. Navy's attack in the Gulf, which resulted in the deaths of three Indian sailors. Such lethal actions targeting commercial shipping are unjustifiable."

Evidently, India is deeply outraged by U.S. conduct. The U.S. position is that the involved MT Settebello oil tanker was suspected of violating U.S. maritime restrictions against Iran, failed to comply with on-site instructions from U.S. forces, and thus the U.S. used precision weapons to strike the ship’s engine room, rendering it inoperable. Clearly, from America's perspective, it was the vessel that disobeyed U.S. on-site orders—therefore, the U.S. bears no fault. Since there is no fault, naturally the U.S. sees no need to apologize to India.

Moreover, from the U.S. standpoint, if it were to apologize, it would amount to an automatic rejection of its so-called legal justification for unilateral maritime interdictions and strikes in the Gulf. For years, the U.S. has acted unilaterally, bypassing multilateral mechanisms at the United Nations, arbitrarily defining maritime control zones, and freely resorting to force against civilian merchant vessels transiting international waters. In fact, this is a manifestation of American hegemony—and naturally, the U.S. will not apologize.

The U.S.'s conduct, fundamentally, serves as a demonstration of power to other nations. Through this action, the U.S. sends a clear signal: in critical sea lanes, its self-imposed rules take precedence over international law and the safety of citizens of other countries. Any vessel deemed by the U.S. to have crossed its unilateral sanctions red lines can be subject to military force without hesitation. Clearly, such an arrogant approach will inevitably prompt India to reassess its relationship with the U.S. The U.S.'s complete lack of remorse constitutes, to some extent, a humiliation for India.

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