Israel has targeted at least a dozen vessels bound for Syria and mostly carrying Iranian oil, US and regional officials told The Wall Street Journal.
“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 US sanctions against Iran and international sanctions against Syria,” said the report.
Some of the naval attacks also have targeted Iranian efforts to move other cargo including weaponry through the region, the US officials told the newspaper.
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, according to the report.
