The United States recently conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian military vessel that was gathering and providing intelligence to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, purportedly to help them attack merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The cyberattack, which occurred last week,
After a weekend of intense United States airstrikes against its proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, Iran has issued a harsh warning not to target a ship that U.S. officials and analysts suspect of providing real-time intelligence for attacks on other vessels in the Red Sea. The ship is also allegedly serving as a forward operating base for its militants.
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Iran has warned the US not to target a ship which officials believe is providing vital intelligence to the Houthis to enable their continued Red Sea attacks.