More Indian citizens have been killed in the Iran war than Israel and America combined. That too, when India is not involved in this war in any way. On Monday (June 22), 12 Indians were killed in the attack on Ras Laffan in Qatar, after which the number of Indians killed in the war has reached 25. In this war, 13 American and 24 Israeli citizens have been killed. Maximum 4 thousand people from Lebanon and 3600 from Iran have died due to Israeli attacks in the war.
The war started on 28 February. in this war iran From Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Islamic Revolutionary Guard chief Mohammad Pakpur and Secretary of Iran Supreme Security Council Ali Larijani have been murdered.
When and how many people of India died?
Apart from Qatar’s Ras Laffan, 6 Indian citizens were killed in Hormuz. Of these, 3 civilians died in the American attack. India had expressed strong displeasure against America regarding this. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar himself had expressed his protest over this by calling the US Secretary of State.
Apart from this, an Indian was killed in an attack in Qatar recently. An Indian died during Iran’s attack in Kuwait. Indians have also been killed in UAE. That means overall 25 Indians have died so far in the Iran war.
Why did more Indians die than Israel-US?
1. During the war, Iran attacked Kuwait and UAE more than Israel. He attacked Israel in the beginning, due to which some Israelis died. Later, Israel started shifting its citizens to bunkers, due to which Iran was not able to cause much damage to Israel in the war. At the same time, America had called its people from the Gulf even before the war. Only American soldiers have been killed in the war.
2. The number of Indians in the Gulf is very high. For example, 27 lakh Indians live in Saudi and 43 lakh Indians live in UAE. Similarly, 10 lakh expatriate Indians live in Kuwait and 8 lakh in Qatar. A large number of Indians work in Qatar where Ras Laffan was attacked. 12 Indians have died there due to the attack.
3. Most of the people working on the ships stuck in Hormuz are Indian labourers. According to recent data, there are more than 18 thousand Indian workers on 550 ships stranded in Hormuz. In case of attacks on ships, Indians die.
Who is responsible for the deaths of Indians?
More than half of the Indians died in Iranian attacks in the Gulf War. At the same time, 3 Indians have died in the American attack. Earlier this month, America had targeted a ship trying to cross the Hormuz blockade. The Indians who died in Ras Laffan, Kuwait and Qatar died in the Iranian attack.
Both the countries say that those who died, died in the war zone. That means these people have not been targeted and killed.
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