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Follow RT on An Iranian ship that Israel and Saudi Arabia have accused of acting as a base for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces has been damaged, reportedly by a mine, in the Red Sea waters between Yemen and Eritrea.
State-owned Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath TV reported the attack on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source calling it a
“likely” Israeli operation off the coast of Eritrea. The vessel was identified as the
Saviz, which Israel and Saudi Arabia have long accused of being a
“forward base” for the IRGC in the area.
Al Hadath released pictures of the Iranian spyship SAVIZ, which there are reports of it being attacked. SAVIZ was used by #Iran’s IRGC as a spy ship to gather intel on #Saudi, and for the Houthis pic.twitter.com/mnDFeBbGO9 IntelOmarion (@IntelOmarion) April 6, 2021
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