‘Mothership’ or ‘Anti-Piracy’ Cargo Vessel: Attack on Iranian Ship in the Red Sea Raises Questions
by Svetlana Ekimenko Earlier reports stated that an Iranian cargo ship, the Saviz, had been attacked in the Red Sea by a missile or a mine, with Israel allegedly notifying the United States that its forces had carried out the strike as “retaliation for earlier Iranian strikes on Israeli vessels”, according to The New York Times. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that an Iranian vessel, the MV Saviz, has been targeted in the Red Sea. “The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning near…
