India calls Fujairah oil port drone attack ‘unacceptable’ and urges cessation

India condemns UAE oil port attack as ‘unacceptable’, calls for end to strikes  The Ministry of External Affairs of India said an attack on a major oil port in the United Arab Emirates that injured three Indian nationals was “unacceptable”. “We call for immediate cessation of these hostilities and the targeting of civilian infrastructure and innocent civilians," the ministry said:  The comments followed reports of a “major fire” at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after drone strikes attributed to Iran. The Indian ministry said New Delhi “continues to stand for dialogue and diplomacy” in the region.

India on Tuesday described the wounding of three Indians in an attack on the United Arab Emirates' port city of Fujairah as "unacceptable" and pressed for an immediate cessation of hostilities targeting innocent civilians. New Delhi's reaction came a day after the Indians were injured after a drone attack caused a fire at a major oil industry zone in Fujairah. The UAE had accused Iran of carrying out the strike. "The attack on Fujairah that resulted in injury to three Indian nationals is unacceptable," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "We call for immediate cessation of these hostilities and the targeting of civilian infrastructure and innocent civilians," the spokesperson said. Jaiswal said India continued to stand for dialogue and diplomacy to deal with the situation so that peace and stability could be restored across West Asia. "We also call for free and unimpeded navigation and commerce through the Strait of Hormuz in keeping with international law