{"id":64744,"date":"2026-03-24T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-concerned-by-us-sinking-of-iranian-warship"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:56:47","slug":"mauritius-concerned-by-us-sinking-of-iranian-warship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-concerned-by-us-sinking-of-iranian-warship","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius Concerned by US Sinking of Iranian Warship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span>Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful raised concerns over the sinking of an Iranian ship by the US in the Indian Ocean. Ramful was speaking to Firstpost&#8217;s Prathik S Vinod on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2026. &#8220;When we see incidents like what has happened in the waters of Sri Lanka, that raises concern about our security in and around the Indian Ocean. As I&#8217;ve said earlier on, the Indian Ocean region has become highly strategically important,&#8221; he said. He emphasised the ocean&#8217;s importance as a major maritime route, noting that roughly 60% of global oil shipments, 30% of cargo shipments and 50% of container shipments pass through these waters, underlining the region&#8217;s economic and strategic significance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mauritius Concerned by US Sinking of Iranian Warship | Raisina Dialogue 2026 | N18G\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29CDLMa-J6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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