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A chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted “by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The attack took place around 10 am local time (0600 GMT) and caused no casualties aboard the Japanese-owned vessel, it said, adding that a fire was extinguished. The US military “remains in communication with the vessel as it continues toward a destination in India,” it added. The Pentagon statement said the Chem Pluto ship flew under a Liberian flag and was operated by a Dutch entity. The drone strike occurred 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) …