Indian officials said there were no casualties on 2 Indian crude oil tankers - Jag Arnav and Sanmar Herald - shot down by the Iranian Navy on April 18, but the glass of one hold of the ship was broken.
New Delhi officials also affirmed that they had clearly informed Tehran that there would be a response to this action.
Sources say that there is a difference between the stance of the Iranian diplomatic mission in India and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) regarding the incident. The IRGC is said to want to charge fees to all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with the US and Israel, while India does not accept such a request.
Despite information that the IRGC is charging fees for ships passing through Hormuz, an Indian official affirmed that the country is unlikely to accept the fee payment, and emphasized that there will be consequences from the shooting targeting Indian ships.
Two Indian ships, both large oil tankers transporting millions of barrels of oil, were shot down by the Iranian Navy in the northern Oman area on April 18 and forced to turn around, unable to continue their journey through Hormuz.
Previously, Iran had declared that countries not involved in conflicts with the US and Israel would not be targeted.
The latest developments have caused strong reactions from the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. New Delhi summoned an Iranian special envoy to protest and express deep dissatisfaction with the incident.
According to data from MarineTraffic, the oil tanker Jag Arnav flying the Indian flag departed from Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia and was on its way back to India. The Sanmar Herald oil tanker from Iraq is also heading towards India.
Officials said that India considers the IRGC's shooting serious and affirmed its position in favor of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz, located between Iran and Oman, is one of the world's most important oil transport routes, accounting for about 20% of the total world crude oil transportation.
The shooting targeting 2 Indian oil tankers took place in the context of the Iranian warship IRIS Lavan, which had applied to anchor in India and was still in Kochi port. About 120 out of 183 crew members of IRS Lavan have been repatriated, but some essential personnel remain to maintain the ship's operations in Kerala state.
The IRIS Lavan ship has found shelter in India after another Iranian warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine launching torpedoes near Sri Lanka on March 4.
