‘Conflict has reached our backyard’: Rahul Gandhi targets Centre after Iranian warship sunk in Indian Ocean | India News
Rahul Gandhi A US submarine on Thursday targeted the Center after it sank an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, warning that the conflict in West Asia poses serious risks to India’s energy security.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said the world is entering a turbulent phase and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of saying “nothing”.“The world has entered a volatile phase. Stormy seas lie ahead. India’s oil supply is under threat, with more than 40% of our imports moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The situation is even worse for LPG and LNG,” wrote Rahul Gandhi.Rahul also mentioned the sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Denar, which recently took part in the Indian Navy’s Milan naval exercise before returning through the Indian Ocean.“The conflict has reached our backyard with the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Yet the Prime Minister has said nothing,” he said.Calling for strong leadership in the face of rising geopolitical tensions, Rahul said the country needs a firm and steady response.“At a moment like this, we need a steady hand at the wheel,” he wrote.“Instead, India has an uncompromising prime minister who has surrendered our strategic autonomy,” Rahul said.The comments came after the US Navy earlier this week used a submarine-launched Mark-48 torpedo to sink Iran’s Modz-class frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of sailors.Iran strongly condemned the strike, calling it an “atrocity at sea” and warned that the US would “bitterly regret” setting a precedent for attacking the ship. Iranian officials also noted that the frigate recently visited India as part of naval engagements linked to the Milan exercise.The incident comes amid a rapidly widening conflict in West Asia, with Iran, Israel and other parts of the region exchanging missiles, drones and rockets.
