DUBAI, United Arab Emirates An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, an unexplained blast renewing concerns
Jon Gambrell And Isabel Debre February 26, 2021 - 6:49 PM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
The crew and vessel were safe, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British navy. The explosion in the Gulf of Oman forced the vessel to head to the nearest port.
The incident recalled the summer of 2019, when the same site saw a series of suspected attacks that the U.S. Navy blamed on Iran, which Tehran denied. Meanwhile, as President Joe Biden tries to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran, he ordered overnight airstrikes on facilities in Syria belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group.
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Israeli-owned cargo ship Helios Ray was sailing in the Gulf of Oman on Friday
It was hit by an unexplained blast, renewing concerns over tensions in the region
The site of the blast saw a series of explosions in 2019 that the US blamed on Iran
Tehran denied the accusations, which came after Trump abandoned Tehran s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran
The explosion came after the US hit Iran-backed militia targets with an air strike
President Biden s airstrike in Syria reportedly killed 22 Iran-backed fighters
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