U.S. Says Iran Drone Struck an Oil Tanker Near India - The Wall Street Journal

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Houthis in Yemen held a military parade earlier this month demonstrating support for Palestinians in Gaza.Photo: Osamah Yahya/Zuma Press

A chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean was struck by a drone launched directly from Iran early Saturday, the Pentagon said, signaling a widening risk to shipping after Yemeni rebels started

attacking vessels in the Red Sea.

“The motor vessel Chem Pluto, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time 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 said in a statement.