Iran blamed after armed men attack ship near Strait of Hormuz

Iran blamed after armed men attack ship near Strait of Hormuz
A helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz (AP Photo)

Commandos have raided a ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter in an attack attributed to Iran amid wider tensions between Tehran and the West.

Video showed the attack earlier reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. It described the vessel as being “seized by regional authorities” in the Gulf of Oman, off the Emirati port city of Fujairah.

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