Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Is An Iranian Cargo Ship Off The Coast Of Yemen Being Used To Gather Intelligence And Targeting Intel For Houthi Rebels?

Iranian cargo ship, Saviz (Fleet Mom)

Al Arabiya: Trump to sanction Iranian ship for facilitating terror strikes in Red Sea


Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked at least one Saudi oil tanker last week, on 25 July, inflicting damage on it near the stern and prompting the Saudis to suspend oil transport through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea.

Analysis of publicized threats from the Houthis and Iran just prior to and after the shipping attack strongly indicated high-level coordination of the attack on the Saudi oil trade. A mysterious incident at the international airport in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 26 July – claimed by the Houthis – may have been implicated as well (although there is less evidence for that. My write-up on the two incidents is here).

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Update #1: Red Sea attack: Iranian cargo ship, delisted from sanctions by Obama, is in Yemen war (Liberty Unyielding)
Update #2: Trump to Sanction Iranian Ship Identified in Facilitating Terror Strikes (Washington Free Beacon)

WNU Editor:  That is one big cargo ship just hanging around.

2 comments:

Stephen Davenport said...

If it is, they should sink it, Iran is a combatant there.

B.Poster said...

SD: That's what I am wondering. How hard would it actually be to sink that ship? What would Iran's reprisal be? Would they aim for "death to America?" Oh wait, they are already doing that!!