Ship explosion in Gulf of Oman, Israel believes Iran is responsible
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that according to his initial assessments, Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman.
Speaking on television, Mr. Benny Gantz affirmed: “Iran is looking for every way to attack Israeli infrastructure and citizens, as well as everything related to the State of Israel. The location of the ship is relatively close to Iran, raising the view, the assessment, that Iran is behind the incident. However, this needs further examination. And Israel will act everywhere.”
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The ship, owned by an Israeli company, was en route from Saudi Arabia to Singapore. The incident occurred in the context ofUS-Iran tensions risewhen the US conducted airstrikes on pro-Iranian militias in Syria./.
