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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Tanker managed by Israeli firm attacked off Oman, killing two

2021-07-31

[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

"Two of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss.. military matters,said the attack appeared to have been carried out by several unmanned Iranian drones that crashed into living quarters underneath the ship’s command center,or bridge."https://t.co/3ItEpZc4k2
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) July 30, 2021

#BREAKING: Iran’s Al-Alam confirms two “resistance fighters” were killed in Israeli strikes on Dabaa airport in Syria. After the strikes a senior Liwa Fatemiyoun and Hezbollah commanders were said killed. The attack on the tanker is the response. https://t.co/cTuZV2P4kL
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) July 30, 2021

According to @danawt - Prime Minister Naftali Bennet updated as well - he joined the situational assessment. https://t.co/Wm3rBxf1EB
— ORI - WorldNews IL (@OriElmakayes) July 30, 2021

You have to laugh at all those claiming there was a Hezbollah food convoy and fuel depot at Dabaa Airport that was targeted. No. Iran would send suicide drones to attack ships in response to an attack on the local grocery shop and petrol station in Syria’s Al-Qusayr countryside https://t.co/gstbpsdr46
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) July 30, 2021

Senior political official: "Iran is sowing violence and destruction in every corner of the region. Out of their eagerness to attack an Israeli target, they made it complicated and incriminated themselves by killing foreign civilians."
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) July 30, 2021

Reportedly the ‘Wa’iz’ delta-wing UAV used in the Abqaiq attack in Saudi Arabia in 2019 was used in this attack https://t.co/doGbh099wV
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) July 30, 2021

Al Ahram adds:

The firm managing an oil tanker attacked off Oman says two of its crew were killed in the assault.

Zodiac Maritime said Friday that the two crew members came from the United Kingdom and Romania. It said it knew of no other injuries among the crew.

The attack on Thursday night targeted Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street just northeast of the Omani island of Masirah.

The location is over 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of Oman's capital, Muscat.

London-based Zodiac Maritime, part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Group, earlier issued a statement naming the ship as the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street. Zodiac Maritime described the ship as being Japanese owned.

Posted by:Fred

#3 Maybe the "Syrian" city the Israelis need to hit is Qom. Too bad we can't lend them a dozen B-52s for an old-fashioned ARCLIGHT strike. Those have a tendency to concentrate the mind something extraordinary.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2021-07-31 21:21

#2 Obviously too few high-ranking Iranian officials in Syria are being targeted. Time to up the tempo.

Posted by: Zhang Fei 2021-07-31 13:45

#1 US Navy says 'drone strike' hit an oil tanker under attack off the coast of Oman, killing two people on board

Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-31 08:33

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