Iran has seized the MSC ARIES in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fleet seized the container ship MSC ARIES, owned by the company of an Israeli businessman. The footage released shows the Iranians boarding the ship from a helicopter. This was reported by the Times of Israel and the Associated Press.
It is noted that the ship flies under the flag of Portugal. He is associated with the London-based company Zodiac Maritime, which is part of the Zodiac Group of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has already accused Iran of piracy after the IRGC seized a container ship. He called on the European Union and the free world to immediately declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on Iran.
The article states that the crew of the ship heading to the Strait of Hormuz turned off tracking data. This is a common occurrence for Israeli ships moving through the region.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strategically important strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf. The northern coast belongs to Iran, and the southern coast belongs to the UAE and Musand, an exclave of Oman.
Video purportedly from IRGC boarding of Israeli-linked MSC ARIES container ship in Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/UXOS2EuxKU
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Let us recall that on April 12, the White House stated that it considered the real threat of an Iranian attack on Israel. Washington is monitoring the development of the situation and has begun to pour additional resources into the Middle East region – moving the aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower north through the Red Sea towards Israel to contain Iran.
Relations between Iran and Israel became quite tense after Israel launched a missile attack on Damascus in Syria on April 1, which resulted in the destruction of the Iranian consulate building. Then the IRGC generals and Iranian diplomats died.
Sources: Times of Israel, Associated Press
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