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Israeli-owned cargo ship rocked by explosion in Gulf of Oman

The blast came just hours after US airstrikes hit an Iran-linked militia in Syria

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Feb 26, 2021
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The Israeli owned vehicle carrier MV Helios Ray may have been attacked by limpet mines attached magnetically to its hull on Feb. 26, 2021, in the Gulf of Oman. In the above graphic, the US Navy explains why it concluded that an Iranian limpet mine had blown a hole in the hull of the oil tanker Kokuka Courageous on June 13, 2019, in the Gulf of Oman. — US Naval Forces Central Command / UN Security Council

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