Israel says that Iran was directly behind another attack on an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Friday as threats from the Biden administration have failed to deter the continued attacks from Iran and its terrorist proxies.
The drone strike on Liberia-flagged MV Chem Pluto tanker happened off the coast of India, which is much closer to Iran than the Red Sea, which is where most of the attacks have occurred over the last couple of months at the hands of Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists, who are based in Yemen.
The ship was targeted because it was Israeli-affiliated and the drone was reportedly launched from inside Iran, according to local media.
The strike ignited a fire on the ship that was eventually extinguished. While the ship was damaged and took on water, there were no reported casualties from the attack. The 20 or so crew-members on the ship all appeared to be Indian…
