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In the Red Sea, a Gabon-flagged tanker carrying an Indian crew was struck by a Houthi attack drone aimed at India. The US responded to the distress call, revealing this incident followed an earlier attack near India, initially attributed to Iran. The Pentagon blames Iran for attacks linked to Houthi rebels targeting commercial shipping since October 17.

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00:00 As if the information of the Iranian drone attack near the Indian waters wasn't enough,
00:07 lo and behold, reportedly there was also an attack on India-bound ship in the Red Sea.
00:13 According to the US military officials, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired an attack drone into
00:17 the Red Sea, striking a crude oil tanker that was headed for India.
00:22 While there was no injuries reported, the MV Saibaba, tanker flying the flag of Gabon
00:27 and carrying Indians, issued a distress call to the nearby US ship.
00:31 The US Central Command announced on EK, the former Twitter platform.
00:35 The incident happened last night at around 10.30 pm Indian Standard Time, just hours
00:39 after another tanker off the Indian coast was attacked, which the US initially attributed
00:44 to Iran.
00:46 Reportedly an American vessel patrolling in the southern Red Sea received word of an attack
00:50 from two ships.
00:51 Before the most recent incidents, the US destroyer had also shot down four drones that were coming
00:57 from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
00:59 The US military further adds that since October 17, these incidents marked the 14th and 15th
01:05 incidents that the Houthi rebels have attacked commercial shipping banks.
01:09 The Pentagon has stated that a drone fired from Iran targeted the Japanese-owned MV Kem
01:14 Pluto, which was attacked yesterday.
01:16 However, the Houthis, according to Iran's Deputy Minister Ali Bagheri, act according
01:20 to their own decision and capability.
01:22 However, Iran, which has been implicated in yesterday's attack on the MV Kem Pluto off
01:27 the Indian coast, somehow support the Houthi rebel.
01:30 They have been attacking ships in the Red Sea regularly, saying that they are doing
01:33 this in support of Gaza by attacking ships with ties to Israel.
01:38 However, these recent incidents are making it more hard for the shipping routes to continue
01:43 without any disruption.
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