Middle East crisis: Iran will suffer consequences, Israel says after ship seizure in Strait of Hormuz

On the brink of a generalized conflagration is the Middle East, with unpredictable global implications, as it is considered a matter of time before a strike by Iran against Israel, in retaliation for the recent blow to its consulate in Damascus. Tel Aviv is warning that any attack will be met with an immediate response, with international calls for restraint mounting. US President Joe Biden called on Tehran not to attack, stressing that otherwise the US would help defend Israel, while Washington is sending reinforcements to the Middle East. The atmosphere was dynamited today when Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced that they had seized a ship of Israeli interests in the Straits of Hormuz. It is “the MSC Aries, owned by Gortal Shipping Inc, which is a subsidiary of Zodiac Maritime, and chartered by MSC, seized by the Iranian authorities (who boarded) by helicopter and there are 25 crew members,” she told AFP. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva. MSC is the […]
Source: News Beast

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