BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday evening, that Iranian forces, supported by two ships and a helicopter, carried out a military operation in international waters and seized a ship called “Wila.”

The CENTCOM account on Twitter said that Iranian forces, accompanied by two ships and an Iranian “Sea King” helicopter, boarded a ship called the Wila in international waters; they allegedly seized the vessel.

The U.S. military account also published a video clip that showed a helicopter flying over the ship, and showed people carrying out a landing operation on its deck.

 

Tehran has yet to comment on the operation, and the media in Iran has not reported about it.

Late last month, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted large-scale naval and army exercises, dubbed the “Great Prophet-14”, near the Strait of Hormuz.

During the drills, the IRGC showcased their naval capabilities, which included an operation to capture a mock U.S. aircraft carrier.

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Daeshbags Sux
Daeshbags Sux
2020-08-15 03:03

I bet the idiots in IRGC confused the flag of Liberia:
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With the US one!!! The Wila is a tanker from Liberia, an African country! What a bunch of morons IRGC are!

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Zafar Abbas
Zafar Abbas
2020-08-15 11:12
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They aren’t.Flag has nothing with the owner. Iranians know who’s the owner.

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