BICOM
26th April 2021
The Times reports that three people died after an alleged drone attack on a fuel tanker that was helping deliver Iranian oil off the coast of Syria. The event comes after a series of “tit-for-tat” explosions on Iranian and Israeli ships since early 2021. Syrian state media, citing the country’s oil ministry, claimed that an “attack by a drone” on Saturday had caused a large fire on the oil tanker in the eastern Mediterranean, near the port of Baniyas. Iranian media, however, have tried to row back on the claims of a military strike, saying instead that a welding accident caused the fire. Analysts suggest that this may be an attempt to cover a more serious incident that had happened despite Syrian regime forces and their Russian allies being in the area.
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