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Iran ship attacked in Red Sea, says Tehran | DW | 07.04.2021
Reports of an "explosion" on an Iranian cargo ship in busy waters off the Yemeni coast have been confirmed. The ship is suspected of functioning as a military base for the Revolutionary Guard.
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Reports of an "explosion" on an Iranian cargo ship in busy waters off the Yemeni coast have been confirmed. The ship is suspected of functioning as a military base for the Revolutionary Guard.
Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the MV Saviz ship anchored in the Red Sea was damaged during an attack.
The cargo ship has been seen in the seas around Yemen since 2016, casting suspicions that it is being used as a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) to supply Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
The vessel was damaged on Tuesday after limpet mines attached to the hull exploded, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.
Said Khatibzadeh, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, said that "the ship was partially damaged, fortunately, nobody was injured."
An article in the New York Times suggested that Israel was behind the attack. On Tuesday, Iranian diplomats sat down in Vienna for talks aimed at renewing the nuclear deal.