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Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker in Indian Ocean

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Reuters
Published Dec. 24, 2023, 4:29 a.m. ET

A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean early on Saturday, the US Department of Defense said.

“The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran,” a Pentagon spokesperson told Reuters.

The incident highlights escalating regional tensions and new risks to shipping lanes after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

The Iranian government, as well as its allied militant forces in Yemen, have publicly criticized the Israeli government’s military operation in Gaza.

A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean early on Saturday, the US Department of Defense said.
A drone launched from Iran has attacked a chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, the Pentagon says. X/Indian Coast Guard
The Pentagon confirmed the drone was launched from Iran.
The Pentagon confirmed the drone was launched from Iran. REUTERS

Thousands of Palestinian citizens have been killed in the ongoing conflict, according to aid monitors.

The Pentagon statement said this was the “seventh Iranian attack on commercial shipping since 2021.”

There were no casualties as a result of the attack and a brief fire on board the tanker was extinguished.

The incident took place only 200 nautical miles from the coast of India.

A spokesperson for the Iranian delegation at the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.