According to a report by Israel’s Channel 12, an Iranian missile struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship last Thursday but fortunately the ship received just minor damage. Iran seems to be getting bolder under the Biden administration. After getting a huge cash infusion thanks to Joe Biden who no longer blocked three billion in Iraq and another 7 billion in South Korea, Iran figures they have another Obama to deal with.
Israel has attacked several Iranian oil tankers carrying oil despite sanctions against the terrorist nation. This has led to escalation in the Gulf.
But, somehow I believe Israel will refuse Biden’s request to stand down after the Obama/Biden administration bent over backwards in order to get Iran to sign on to a deal they never meant to keep. Iran is getting closer to nuclear weapons by the day and the fact that they could feel emboldened makes the world a much more dangerous place. Ironically, Iran gets uranium that could have originated in the United States.
Hillary Clinton and the Obama/Biden administration allowed Russia to buy Uranium One and to receive 20% of all uranium mined in the United States. Iran buys it’s uranium from Russia. That decision seems to be worse today than it was on the day the sale went through.
Last month, a ship owned by an Israeli firm, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman. Israel estimated that the explosion was a targeted attempt against an Israeli-owned ship by Iran.
Iran denied involvement at the time. “We strongly reject this accusation,” Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Tehran.
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Israel and Iran have been trading blows at sea since at least 2019:
Since late 2019, Israel has used weaponry including water mines to strike Iranian vessels or those carrying Iranian cargo as they navigate toward Syria in the Red Sea and in other areas of the region. Iran has continued its oil trade with Syria, shipping millions of barrels and contravening U.S. sanctions against Iran and international sanctions against Syria.
Some of the naval attacks also have targeted Iranian efforts to move other cargo including weaponry through the region, according to U.S. officials.
The attacks on the tankers carrying Iranian oil haven’t been previously disclosed. Iranian officials have reported some of the attacks earlier and have said they suspect Israeli involvement.
