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US Official: Iranian Military Vessels Approached Tankers Before Gulf of Oman
Attacks

Michael Lipin

   WASHINGTON - This article originated in [1]VOA's Persian Service.

   A senior U.S. official has shared new information about suspected
   Iranian attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, saying
   Iranian vessels approached the tankers before the attacks happened.

   Testifying to a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Wednesday, U.S.
   Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, said U.S. intelligence has
   confirmed that Iranian vessels operating in and around the Strait of
   Hormuz on June 12 and June 13 approached the Norwegian-owned Front
   Altair and Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous before each vessel suffered
   explosions in the Gulf of Oman on June 13 in the early morning local
   time.

   "I can also say that a senior IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
   official confirmed that '¦ IRGC personnel had completed two actions,"
   Hook told the Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism
   subcommittee in response to a question from Republican Congressman Joe
   Wilson.

References

   1. https://ir.voanews.com/

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