The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a number of ships over the past five years, but decreased their activities as the Yemen-based Houthis conducted their own raids.
Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps troops seized a Portuguese-flagged ship owned by an Israeli billionaire as tensions between the two nations remain at a high amid continued threats of attack. 'UKMTO has received a report of an incident … northeast of Fujairah, UAE,' the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported. 'Vessel reported to have been seized by regional authorities.
commander Gen. Michael Kurilla also moved up his trip to Israel in the face of increased Iranian threats over the past week. ISRAELI SETTLERS ATTACK A WEST BANK VILLAGE, KILLING 1 PALESTINIAN AND WOUNDING 25 The IRGC has previously tried to exert control over the Persian Gulf. In 2020, a number of smaller Guard boats harassed American naval ships, using their own ships to try and drive the American ones out of the Gulf.
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