Iranians seize 15,000-TEU ship near Strait of Hormuz

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COMMANDOS from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated containership near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the British-Israeli owned Madeira-flagged 15,000-TEU ship, reported the Associated Press. Some said this was retaliation from Tehran after a suspected Israeli strike hit an Iranian consulate in Syria, reported Lyons-based Euronews. Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that a Republican Guards helicopter had boarded and taken into...

https://www.seanews.com.tr/iranians-seize-15-000-teu-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz/200082/

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