Original title: The cargo ship was hit by an unknown attack, and the Israeli media pointed the finger at Iran
[环球时报驻埃及特派记者 黄培昭]According to a report by Qatar Al Jazeera on the 4th, an Israeli cargo ship was attacked by weapons of unknown origin in the northern Indian Ocean on the 3rd. Israel is investigating whether the Iranian military was behind the attack.
According to reports, the cargo ship is named “Tyndall” and is owned by a company under the name of Israeli billionaire Ofer. The ship was flying the Liberian flag and was operated by a non-Israeli crew. It was sailing from Saudi Arabia to the UAE when it was attacked. The Israeli “Ha’aretz” quoted security sources as saying that no one was injured in the attack and the attack may have been initiated by Iran. Israeli Channel 12 TV quoted sources from the Ministry of Defense as saying that the ship may have been hit by missiles and the hull was not seriously damaged. After the attack, it continued to sail to its destination. Israel’s Ministry of Defense is investigating whether the Iranian army was behind the attack. . The Jerusalem Post quoted an Israeli government official as saying that the attack was Iran’s retaliation for a drone attack on a centrifuge production plant in the country last month.
Since the beginning of this year, Israel has repeatedly claimed that the cargo ship has been attacked, including the explosion of a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman in February and April each. Israel believes that Iran is related to the attack, but Iran has always denied it.
According to Israel’s “New News” reported on the 3rd, during the Israeli Defense Forces’ chief of staff Kohavey’s visit to the United States last month, he communicated to the United States a detailed military plan to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. According to the report, Kohavey told U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milly, Secretary of Defense Austin, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns that Israel has made a “final decision” to thwart Iran’s nuclear program and formulated three details. Military strike plan to attack facilities related to Iran’s nuclear program. Haaretz quoted Israeli government sources as saying that the newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister Bennett will visit Washington this month and will once again report Israel’s military plans.
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