This was a precise, targeted attack on a ship heading to India with cargo that was attacked near Indian shores, far away from the conflict zone and the geography of the antagonists, where numerous other attacks on commercial vessels have taken place, conducted by the Iran-backed Houthis. The attack is unlikely to have been conducted by the Houthis, who are over 2500 km away. They don’t have that range of munition and also lack the capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, targeting, and reconnaissance to undertake such an attack.