Sea drones target oil tankers in the Middle East as conflict risks widen - Reuters
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Notable Quotes
"a sophisticated shift in asymmetric warfare tactics"
— Dimitris Maniatis , Executive
"What makes them effective is where they can hit."
— Jennifer Parker , Academic
"Peters said he believes Iran was responsible for the Sonangol Namibe attack..."
— Robert Peters , Executive
"The international community is resolute in rejecting these Iranian attacks against sovereign countries that are threatening the stability of the peoples, especially in a region of strategic importance to global economy, energy, security, and security of global trade."
— Jamal Alrowaiei , Politician
"It might leave the impression that Iran, on its own volition and out of malice, conducted an unprovoked attack on Arab states."
— Vassily Nebenzia , Politician
Key People
Supreme Leader of Iran.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran's Supreme Leader.
Dimitris Maniatis is the chief executive of Marisks, a maritime risk advisory firm.
Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed armed group involved in the conflict.
Bahrain's U.N. ambassador.
Adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia Defence and Security Institute.
Part of a maritime security firm named Ambrey.
A research fellow at the think tank RUSI.
Russia's U.N. ambassador.
Yousef Pezeshkian is the son of the Iranian president and made a statement about Mojtaba Khamenei's condition.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxNNTlodkV3eEVSa3p3eTR3RFNFRkFGb0dHcmVGR19DbWZseXpSTjhnOTRhaEx6SzBPR3ROR3VlWTFCMy1FXzg5OHpGWFByZmxldVJ6THJlRXJwUENUMW0xdHV1WElfbkhXUUdCY2ZFbXVib2p1M3lJOWdqeHlXak0yM1RfNlJLWmxqZWt2STdzSy1DVE9Ub1RzUklaTV83a1lGM2hJUFpSVzlUX1hqZzY5SGlCemVaMjA?oc=5" target="_blank">Sea drones target oil tankers in the Middle East as conflict risks widen</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Naval drones have been used in at least two attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region since war erupted between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, demonstrating a dangerous new threat in the key shipping lane.
Iran has escalated its maritime warfare by deploying explosive-laden drone boats to attack oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, raising concerns over global energy security.
Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted.
The first sea-based drone attack occurred on March 1 when a crude oil tanker, the MKD VYOM, was hit about 44 nautical miles off Oman, killing one crew member, Britain’s maritime agency said.
Iran attacked commercial ships Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the energy-rich region as global energy concerns mounted.
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