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The British maritime safety agency Ukmto reported receiving a report of an incident 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, Qatar. The captain of a merchant ship, the note says, ‘reported that the vessel had been hit by an unidentified projectile’
Seoul: ‘Ship struck by unidentified aircraft’
The South Korean cargo ship hit on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz was targeted by unidentified aircraft. This was stated by the Seoul Foreign Ministry today, just days after the fire-damaged Hmn Namu arrived in Dubai. US President Donald Trump had claimed that Iran had “fired some shots” at the Panamanian-flagged vessel and urged South Korea to join US operations to restore navigation across the waterway. “… two unidentified aircraft hit the outer plate of the ballast tank on the port side aft of the Hmn Namu at intervals of about a minute, causing flames and smoke,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Park Il said in a press briefing on Monday’s attack. He did not specify what type of aircraft it was, saying that “they were captured by CCTV footage, but there are limitations in identifying the exact type, the origin of the launch and the physical size of the objects”. Tehran has denied any responsibility for the attack, with its embassy in Seoul posting a statement on its website in which it “strongly rejects and categorically denies any allegations regarding the involvement” of its forces. The Iranian ambassador to South Korea has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry to explain Tehran’s position on the findings, Park said, refraining from speculating on how the Seoul government might respond should Iran be found responsible for the attack.
Iran media: Tehran sent response to US proposal via Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Iran today sent the Pakistani mediator its response to the latest US proposal to end the war. This was reported by the Irna news agency.
Iran, from Mojtaba Khamenei ‘new directives’ to the military
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, indicated during a meeting with Ali Abdollahi, head of the Iranian military command Khatam al-Anbiya, “new measures and directives” to deal with “enemies”. This was reported by the Iranian Fars news agency after reports of the meeting between the two. No date was specified. Abdollahi assured, according to Fars, that Iranian forces, including the Pasdaran and Basij, are ready to “counter hostile actions of the enemies”, the US and Israel, and stated that “in the event of a strategic error” Iran will respond with “speed, intensity and power”.
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