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The Iranians have been involved in multiple attacks against international shipping, so a new thread goes beyond discussing a single attack.
Spate of Attacks on Ships In Middle East Points to Iran-Backed Group - USNI news
The latest Red Sea tanker attack happened to a cargo vessel in the Southern Red Sea on Dec. 25. The vessel reportedly hit a sea mine, by local press reports. The vessel’s name was not reported in open sources. Circumstantially the mine was likely sown by the Yemen-based Houthi movement, which is supported and supplied by Iran.
Earlier that month, Singaporean-flagged tanker BW Rhine, was struck by an explosive boat at the Saudi port of Jeddah on Dec. 14. The attackers reportedly used a speedboat loaded with explosives. This type of attack, generally involving remote-controlled drone boats, is an emerging threat in the region. The culprits are believed to be the Houthi movement, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that cites European officials. The attackers used technology that has been linked back to Iran.
On Nov. 25, another tanker, Agrari, was attacked at Shuqaiq in Saudi Arabia. The Houthis are also suspects in this incident. The attackers appear to have used a limpet mine. The Houthi movement is capable of developing its own mines, but is also known to use the Iranian model of a limpet mine that is similar to the one used on Pola in the Dec. 31 incident.
While Iran may not have had a direct hand in the Houthi movement’s attacks, much of the weapons and technology involved is believed to originate in Iran. Iranian intelligence ship Saviz is permanently anchored in the Southern Red Sea. This acts as a forward base, increasing the Iranian regime’s footprint in the region.
For its part, Iranian tankers now appear to be escorted by the Russian navy when delivering oil to the Assad regime in Syria. These tankers now take the Suez route with the Russian ships, based in Tartus, meeting them in the Mediterranean. Russia is now establishing a naval base in Sudan, increasing its presence south of the Suez Canal.
The international naval presence in the region could reduce some of these threats, but it is difficult to predict the next incident.
Spate of Attacks on Ships In Middle East Points to Iran-Backed Group - USNI news
The latest Red Sea tanker attack happened to a cargo vessel in the Southern Red Sea on Dec. 25. The vessel reportedly hit a sea mine, by local press reports. The vessel’s name was not reported in open sources. Circumstantially the mine was likely sown by the Yemen-based Houthi movement, which is supported and supplied by Iran.
Earlier that month, Singaporean-flagged tanker BW Rhine, was struck by an explosive boat at the Saudi port of Jeddah on Dec. 14. The attackers reportedly used a speedboat loaded with explosives. This type of attack, generally involving remote-controlled drone boats, is an emerging threat in the region. The culprits are believed to be the Houthi movement, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that cites European officials. The attackers used technology that has been linked back to Iran.
On Nov. 25, another tanker, Agrari, was attacked at Shuqaiq in Saudi Arabia. The Houthis are also suspects in this incident. The attackers appear to have used a limpet mine. The Houthi movement is capable of developing its own mines, but is also known to use the Iranian model of a limpet mine that is similar to the one used on Pola in the Dec. 31 incident.
While Iran may not have had a direct hand in the Houthi movement’s attacks, much of the weapons and technology involved is believed to originate in Iran. Iranian intelligence ship Saviz is permanently anchored in the Southern Red Sea. This acts as a forward base, increasing the Iranian regime’s footprint in the region.
For its part, Iranian tankers now appear to be escorted by the Russian navy when delivering oil to the Assad regime in Syria. These tankers now take the Suez route with the Russian ships, based in Tartus, meeting them in the Mediterranean. Russia is now establishing a naval base in Sudan, increasing its presence south of the Suez Canal.
The international naval presence in the region could reduce some of these threats, but it is difficult to predict the next incident.