Iranian Drone hit off an Oil Tanker operating in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Sources.

 

Iranian Drone hit off an Oil Tanker operating in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Sources.

 

 

An Iranian drone collides with an oil tanker sailing in the Indian Ocean, according to Pentagon officials.

The U.S. military said Saturday that a drone launched from Iran collided with an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

Glass Pluto's fire was extinguished. There was no loss of life.

Iran had no comment. Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran and backing Hamas in its war with Israel, have recently used drones and rockets to target ships in the Red Sea.

 

The company also said the plane was destined from Saudi Arabia to India and then on to Israel. The Houthis claimed they were targeting aircraft linked to Israel because of the Gaza fight.

The United States announced that Cam Pruit had been attacked by an "unprovoked attack drone launched from Iran." This appears to be the first time that the United States has condemned a direct attack on an aircraft by Iran.

He previously accused Iran of being "deeply involved" in planning operations against commercial ships in the Red Sea, an accusation Tehran denies.

 

A chemical tanker sailing in the Indian Ocean was attacked by an Iranian attack plane on Saturday, a US Pentagon official said, marking Iran's seventh attack on a commercial ship since 2021.

“The motor vessel CHEM Pluto, a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned, Dutch-operated chemical tanker, ran aground in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles off the coast at around 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) today, officials said. In a statement, India claimed that Iran's unprovoked attack on Iran was carried out using drones.

Unprovoked attacks are designed to ensure that the drone hits the target rather than returning to its starting point. "There was no loss of life and the fire on the tanker has been extinguished," a defense official said.

"There are no U.S. Navy vessels in the vicinity," the statement said, adding that Navy Central Command had contacted the attack aircraft.

According to the Indian Coast Guard, 20 Indian crew members and one Vietnamese were on board at the time of the attack. However, it added that there was no loss of life.

After establishing communication with the ship, a patrol boat and a maritime surveillance vessel were dispatched.

According to the Coast Guard, the MV Kam Pluto left for Mumbai with a patrol boat after damage to its power generation system was assessed and repaired.

She said the ship was scheduled to leave Saudi Arabia on December 19 and arrive in the southwestern Indian port city of Mangalore on December 25.

The attack in the Indian Ocean comes as Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis have carried out hundreds of attacks over the past four weeks against more than a dozen commercial ships transiting the Red Sea.

 

 

 

U.S. Central Command said in a statement on social media Saturday that more similar incidents are occurring. On Saturday, an oil tanker was attacked by an "unprovoked attack aircraft." Central Command said there were no injuries. The command said Saturday that another chemical tanker sailing in the southern Red Sea reported a "close call" caused by a one-way drone.

In addition, two anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched from Yemen's Houthi-controlled areas south of the Red Sea.

 

Plane attacks threaten the world economy

Iranian-backed Houthi forces have carried out numerous attacks against US interests in the region and Israel since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. This comes as concerns spread across the region that the war between Israel and Hamas could worsen.

The group said the plane heading to Israel was a "legitimate target" as it pressured Israel to stop attacking Gaza. They carried out several drone and missile attacks on commercial ships and even tried to force helicopter special forces to take over the ships.

The world's largest container shipping company has halted traffic on one of the world's commercial arteries. Experts say this could disrupt supply chains and increase transportation costs.

MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd recently announced they would avoid using the Suez Canal due to safety concerns. Oil giant BP followed suit, raising oil and gas prices.

"Africa is one of the world's most important arteries when it comes to transportation," former CIA Director David Petraeus told This Morning, adding: world economy. ”