Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India

Iran denied on Monday a US claim that a drone launched from Iran had struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, Report informs, citing Reuters.

The Pentagon said at the weekend that the Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated Chem Pluto ship was hit 200 nautical miles off the coast of India.

"These repetitive accusations are rejected as baseless," Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said at a briefing, adding that the US instead should face accusations for its role in the war in Gaza.