IRGC General Reveals Iran Attacked 12 Israeli Ships

TEHERAN – Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Iran Major General Hossein Salami revealed that his forces had attacked 12 ships Israel in the northern Indian Ocean and elsewhere.

According to him, it was a response to Israel’s attack on 14 Iranian ships.

General Salami on Saturday revealed the maritime battle during a meeting in Tehran between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters, an entity controlled by the IRGC.

He did not give the exact date of the fighting. However, the feud between Iran and Israel erupted shortly after the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran in 2018.

According to Salami, Israel attacked 14 Iranian ships to disrupt Iran’s oil exports.

“Initially, we were not aware of who or which country was targeting the ships, but we eventually learned that it was Israel that was doing it in a secretive and undercover manner,” he said, as quoted by Xinhua, Sunday (8/9/2024).

“In the northern Indian Ocean and in different places, we attacked 12 Israeli ships. After attacking the fifth ship, they raised their hands in surrender and said they would stop the war between ships,” he said.

Furthermore, the IRGC general brought up the mutual seizure of ships between Iran and the UK.

“The British seized our ship in Gibraltar, and we seized the Stena Impero in return, which prompted them to surrender. They seized two of our ships in Greece, we took two of theirs, and finally they surrendered.”