{"id":39310,"date":"2023-12-24T13:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T13:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pentagon-says-iranian-drone-attack-hit-tanker-near-india-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T13:10:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T13:10:12","slug":"pentagon-says-iranian-drone-attack-hit-tanker-near-india-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pentagon-says-iranian-drone-attack-hit-tanker-near-india-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon says Iranian drone &#8216;attack&#8217; hit tanker near India | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the US Department of Defense said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; a Pentagon spokesperson told <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident highlights escalating regional tensions and new risk to shipping lanes after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian government, as well as its allied militant forces in Yemen, have publicly criticized the Israeli government&#8217;s military operation in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinian citizens have been killed in the ongoing conflict, according to aid monitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2450951\/israel-affiliated-merchant-vessel-hit-by-aerial-vehicle-off-india\" target=\"_blank\">Israel-affiliated merchant vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon statement said this was the &#8220;seventh Iranian attack on commercial shipping since 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Iranian delegation at the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the US Department of Defense said. &#8220;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 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