{"id":231721,"date":"2021-04-14T08:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=231721"},"modified":"2021-04-15T05:40:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T05:40:47","slug":"iran-fires-missile-at-israeli-owned-ship-near-uae-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=231721","title":{"rendered":"Iran fires missile at Israeli-owned ship near UAE – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tzvi Joffre \u2013 Jerusalem Post April 14, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

An Israeli-owned ship called the Hyperion <\/em>was attacked near the shores of the Fujairah emirate in the United Arab Emirates<\/a> on Tuesday, according to reports in Lebanon. The attack came a day after Iran vowed to avenge the explosion at its Natanz nuclear facility, which it blamed on Israel.<\/p>\n

Data available on MarineTraffic.com showed that the Hyperion<\/em>, a vehicle carrier sailing under the flag of the Bahamas, was stopped off the coast of Fujairah. Arab media reports said that the ship was hit by an Iranian missile.<\/p>\n

The vessel is associated with the Israeli Ray Shipping company, the same company that owns a vessel hit by an alleged Iranian attack in February.<\/p>\n

Israeli media reported that the attack was likely carried out with a missile or drone and that only light damage was caused to the vessel.<\/p>\n

An Israeli security official told The New York Times<\/em> on Tuesday that Israel did not intend to respond with another attack on an Iranian vessel, as Israelis is trying to reduce tensions in the Persian Gulf area.<\/p>\n

The IDF declined to comment on the reports.<\/p>\n

A representative of the owners of the ship released a statement saying, “Hyperion Ray incurred no damages and is continuing at full speed on its original voyage.”<\/p>\n

Despite increased tensions with Iran and a security cabinet meeting planned for next week, Attorney-General Avi Mandelblit banned the security cabinet from meeting until a justice minister is appointed, according to Israeli media.<\/p>\n

The attack comes just days after an alleged Israeli attack on Iran<\/a>‘s Natanz nuclear facility and exactly a week after the Iranian Saviz\u00a0<\/em>ship was damaged in alleged Israeli attack in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

It also comes after two strikes against Israeli-owned vessels in the region and reports of dozens of earlier strikes carried out by Israel against Iran in locations ranging from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

Late last month, an Iranian missile was reportedly fired at an Israeli ship between India and Oman, striking and damaging it. In February, Iran allegedly attacked the Israeli-owned cargo vessel MV\u00a0Helios Ray<\/em>, which was damaged by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n

According to reports, Israel notified the US that it was responsible for last week’s attack on the Iranian cargo ship affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Saviz <\/em>was lightly damaged in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday due to an explosion, adding that the cause is under investigation.<\/p>\n

The United States Naval Institute reported last year that the Saviz<\/em>, while officially listed as a merchant ship, was likely a covert IRGC forward base. Tasnim confirmed this , saying that the ship had been stationed in the Red Sea in recent years to support Iranian commandos escorting commercial vessels.<\/p>\n

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Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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