Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote: Reuters
Senior Iranian officials said new tactics have increased attacks on commercial ships and may soon block vessels that violate Tehran’s restrictions.
- Iran is deploying new offensive tactics against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters, aiming to influence United States midterm elections and keep oil prices high.
- Tehran has sought to exert control over the waterway since the US and Israel launched strikes on February 28, aiming to gain leverage over Washington after US strikes devastated its navy and limited fast-boat operations.
- Expanding operations beyond the Strait to the Gulf of Oman, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began using unarmed spotters in small boats to identify potential targets, according to maritime security sources.
- Attacks on commercial vessels have surged to the highest level since the war began, with at least five incidents in the past 48 hours, and the Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center described the threat as "severe" on Sunday.
- Describing the campaign as "a game of chess," one Iranian official warned of complete closure of the Strait, stating that vessels violating restrictions would be safe nowhere, even outside Hormuz waters.
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Iran is stepping up its attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormus by a new tactic. Tehran is trying to hold up world oil prices and influence the US interim elections.
The Iranian leadership is changing its own course of action in the Strait of Hormus just before the Midterms in the USA. The number of attacks on ships in the Strait is increasing, reports Insider. This is done by offensive tactics against the tankers.
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