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Israel behind serial sabotage of Iranian tankers, report says

Israeli attacks have hit more than a dozen Iranian oil tankers in recent years, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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This June 14, 2019, shows aluminum and green composite material left behind following removal of an unexploded limpet mine used in a suspected Iranian attack on the starboard side of motor vessel M/T Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman. Limpet mines are attached to a vessel via magnets. The Wall Street Journal reported on March 12, 2021, that Israel has also used such mines against Iranian vessels. — US Department of Defense via Getty Images

A series of sabotage incidents on Iranian tanker ships headed to Syria in recent years were carried out by Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

More than a dozen Iranian tankers were hit with sea mines and limpet mines en route to Syria, where they were scheduled to offload fuel to aid the cash-strapped regime in Damascus in violation of US and international sanctions on Syria and Iran.

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