Iran Now Saying That 3 Of Its Oil Tankers Have Been Attacked In The Red Sea In The Past 6 Months

A damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019. National Iranian Oil Tanker Company via WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Times of Israel: Iran says 3 tankers attacked in Red Sea in six-month period, warns route unsafe

Tehran discloses previously unreported incidents of alleged sabotage off coast of Saudi Arabia.

Iranian tankers have been targeted in the Red Sea three times in a six-month period, the Islamic Republic said last week, warning the international community the shipping route was unsafe.

Just one of the three incidents, an October 11 missile attack off Saudi Arabia’s coast, had previously been reported.

The other two involved the Happiness 1 in April, which saw “engine failure and loss of control” and the Helm in August, which suffered unspecified “technical issues,” the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing an Iranian government letter to the International Maritime Organization dated October 30.

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Update: Iran says 3 tankers attacked in Red Sea in six-month period, warns route unsafe (Hellenic Shipping News)

WNU Editor: The missile attack on the Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker in the Red Sea last month made the international news. But the Iranians are vague on the other two incidents.