Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected on Washington's claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India was "fired from Iran.” The December 23 targeting of the Japanese-owned Chem Pluto chemical tanker came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling militants from Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organization by Washington and the EU. The Pentagon later openly accused Tehran of the attack. "We declare these claims as completely rejected and worthless," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on December 25 when asked about the U.S. accusations.
Iran Rejects U.S. Claims That Tehran Targeted A Tanker Off India
The motor vessel Chem Pluto that was attacked is a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker, according to the Pentagon. (file photo)