Iran confirms attack on ship in Red Sea
Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the MV Saviz ship anchored in the Red Sea was damaged during an attack.
The cargo ship has been seen in the seas around Yemen since
2016, casting suspicions that it is being used as a base for the paramilitary
Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) to supply Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
The vessel was damaged on Tuesday after limpet mines
attached to the hull exploded, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.
Said Khatibzadeh, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry,
said that "the ship was partially damaged, fortunately, nobody was
injured."
An article in the New York Times suggested that Israel was
behind the attack. On Tuesday, Iranian diplomats sat down in Vienna for talks
aimed at renewing the nuclear deal.
US official says Israel is responsible
Iranian state TV quoted a New York Times article that
indicated Israeli involvement in the incident.
Israel has note yet commented, but the New York Times cited
an American official who said Israeli authorities informed the US that their
forces had struck the ship on Tuesday morning.
The US told the paper Israel's attack was a
"retaliation for earlier Iranian strikes on Israeli vessels."
US military central command confirmed that it was not
involved in the incident.
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