Iran also “launches” Shahed drones over Ukraine – by the hands of the Russians, to whom it sells them to attack Ukrainian cities.
Armed Forces Central Command The US said that the attack on the Israeli tanker Pacific Zirconoff the coast of Oman on November 15 was carried out by an Iranian-made Shahed drone, Reuters reports. Previously, such a version was voiced in Israel.
According to the information of the company that owns the tanker Eastern Pacific Shipping, the ship's hull was slightly damaged, but the injured people whether there is no spilled gas oil.
“The attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle on a civilian vessel in a critically important sea strait once again demonstrates the destabilizing nature of Iran's malicious activities in the region,” the Central Command said in a statement.
It said a multi-pronged operation led by the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster “responded to the event”. The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans, as well as a coastal patrol ship and a US Navy patrol boat participated in the operation.
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Attacks on tankers in the waters of the Persian Gulf in recent years are taking place against the background of worsening regional tensions with Iran. In July 2021, an alleged drone attack off the coast of Oman hit an oil tanker operated by an Israeli firm.
Iran denies the allegations of these attacks. The Iranian publication Nournews, associated with the country's highest security body, blamed Israel for the attack the day before yesterday. style=”font-weight: 400;”>, the target was the positions of Iranian-backed militants in the Homs area. At least two Syrian soldiers were killed, three were wounded.
