Iran’s long arm? An Israeli official stated today (Wednesday) that Iran is behind the attack on the oil tanker off the coast of Oman, Reuters reported. Earlier, US media reported that a drone carrying a bomb hit a tanker, one of whose owners is Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. The Saudi “Al-Hadath” channel reported that the attack was carried out using an Iranian “Shahad-136” UAV.

Israeli officials also stated that the attempt to present the attack as related to Israel is wrong. It is not an Israeli-owned tanker and the connection to the company that owns the tanker is very small. According to the sources, “This is another incident that proves that Iran acts as a global exporter of terrorism. This is the same type of Iranian anti-aircraft missile that is used by the Russians in the war against Ukraine. This is another time that Iran is harming global freedom of navigation. Iran undermines security in the Gulf and, along the way, undermines stability during the World Cup. The event came, among other things, to divert attention from the failed attack attempt on an Israeli businessman in Georgia.”

Meanwhile, it was also reported that the tanker, Pacific Zircon, was attacked last Tuesday, when it was carrying the Liberian flag. The UKMTO, a British military organization in the region that monitors shipping routes, said that “we are aware of the incident and it is being investigated at this stage.”

As you may recall, in July of last year, the British Ministry of Defense reported that an Israeli-owned ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The ministry did not provide further details, except that the incident took place near the island of Oman, 300 km from the capital Muscat. It is a Japanese-owned ship, which is managed by the British Zodiac company owned by Eyal Ofer.

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Pacific Zircon, an oil tanker owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer linked to Netanyahu, was hit by a presumably Iranian drone bomb as it passed off the coast of Oman. pic.twitter.com/D0dpXV9lGk

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Earlier that month, a cargo ship, formerly owned by Israel, caught fire in the northern Indian Ocean after an “unknown weapon” hit it, after it docked in the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and was on its way to the shores of the United Arab Emirates, the Lebanese news site “Almiadin” reported. “, close to the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

In addition, in March of that year, a cargo ship partially owned by Israel was hit by an Iranian missile. The ship was on its way from Tanzania to India, and it was hit by the missile while passing through the Arabian Sea, near Yemen. The security system was informed about the incident, in which the ship was slightly damaged. The owners of the company, whose headquarters are located in Haifa, were informed of the incident and the decision made is that the ship will continue sailing on the route to India.