An Iranian ship believed to be used by the elite Iranian military force was attacked on Tuesday near Saudi-Yemeni waters, U.S. and Iranian officials said, in an apparent escalation of a conflict between the United States and Iran. ‘Iran and its regional enemies.
The Saviz attack, which U.S. officials and others in the region believed would be used to gather intelligence by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, was attacked Tuesday in the Red Sea, officials said. . The attack came as international talks began in Vienna to reactivate a nuclear deal between Iran and the US.
The attack came after revelations last month, reported by the Wall Street Journal, that Israel has been the target of ships carrying fuel and weapons from Iran to Syria for the past 18 months. According to the magazine report, at least a dozen ships have been attacked.
It was not yet clear who attacked the Saviz. Israeli officials declined to comment.
“We are aware that the media is reporting a Saviz-related incident in the Red Sea,” a Pentagon spokeswoman said. “We can confirm that there were no U.S. forces involved in the incident. We have no additional information to provide.”