Pentagon official: An oil tanker belonging to Israel has been seized off the coast of Yemen

According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, an official of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) confirmed on Sunday evening Tehran time that an oil tanker belonging to an Israeli was attacked by armed men on the coast of Yemen on Sunday. Anonymous was detained.

This anonymous American official told “Agence France-Presse” said: “There are indications that gunmen seized the Central Pak oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.”

He said: “US and coalition forces are in the vicinity and we are closely monitoring the situation.”

This oil tanker was moving from Morocco to the Suez Canal. It is said that some unknown people in military uniform entered the deck of this oil tanker.

Maritime Security Company “Ambri” announced that an American Navy ship had entered the operation and another ship was also near the accident site.

This report was published while no party has not taken responsibility for this operation. The Yemeni army has not issued a statement in this regard and has denied or confirmed the published reports. However, the Yemeni armed forces had previously warned that in support of the Palestinian people, if they see any Israeli vessel, they will attack it.

Earlier, the Yemeni Navy took control of the Israeli ship “Galaxy Leader” in the vicinity of the coast of Yemen and directed it to the coast of this country. The Yemeni army also recently claimed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli ship “Zim” in Makran Sea.

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