India sent a military fleet to the Arabian Sea after an attack of a drone on a tanker - the media
The Navy of India stated that they took into account the recent series of attacks in the Arabian Sea, Navy India launched destroyers with controlled missiles INS MORMUGAO, INS KOCHI and INS KOLKATA in different areas to maintain the presence of restraint. The naval forces added that they also regularly operate the marine aircraft-reconnaissance aircraft of a long-range radius of action to monitor the situation.
India is largely entrusted to the supply of fuel from the Middle East, in particular from Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Any violation of this route can be problematic for India. "India plays the role of a network security provider throughout the Indian Ocean region," India's Defense Minister Rajnat Singh said on Monday. The United States confirmed that the Air Force data that Iranian UAV attacked a tanker with chemical products near India.
The blow on the chem pluto tanker under the flag of liberia, caused structural damage. The Pentagon stated that the ship was attacked by a "one -sided blower, launched from Iran. " It is believed that this is the first time that Americans have publicly accused Tehran of direct and deliberate actions against a civilian vessel. We will remind, on December 19, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the start of the Prosperity Guardian's operation against Hussites.