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Iran Attacks Israeli-Owned Ship

Iran Attacks Israeli-Owned Ship

According to BBC Persia, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a drone attack. The target was an Israeli-owned ship in the Persian Gulf. American officials confirmed the use of multiple drones and vessels in the attack.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a drone attack against a ship owned by an Israeli businessman in the Persian Gulf last Friday, BBC Persia reported.

The IRGC reportedly launched Shahad 136 suicide drones at a ship, the Campo Square, in the Gulf. The British Zodiac Shipping Company, owned by businessman Eyal Ofer, owned the ship in question.

BBC Farsi reported that several American military officials and other high-ranking military sources said Iran used several drones and vessels to attack the shipping vessel, Campo Square.

SEE ALSO: https://southasiatimes.org/iran-its-asymmetric-footprint-in-south-asia/

Original Source: Al Jazeera

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