Major Attack in the Gulf: Iran Claims Responsibility for Missile Strike on Cargo Ship; Know the Full Story
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- •Two large explosions struck a cargo ship near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port on Monday.
- •Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the missile strike on the vessel.
- •The ship, *MSC Sariska V*, was Panama-flagged and reportedly owned by the United States.
- •The crew survived unharmed, but the extent of damage to the ship remains unclear.
Tensions in the Gulf region continue to escalate, with reports of yet another major attack emerging. On Monday, two large explosions rocked a cargo ship near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port in the Gulf. Iran has now claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that its naval forces targeted the vessel near the port. The Iraqi Ports Company’s media department also confirmed that the ship was spotted near Umm Qasr.
According to Iran’s IRINN news channel, the operation was carried out by the naval wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC has taken responsibility for striking the Panama-flagged vessel *MSC Sariska V* with a cruise missile. The ship is reportedly owned by the United States. The IRGC stated that this action was taken in retaliation for a previous attack on an Iranian vessel near the coast of Oman.
