Following further US strikes in Yemen, Iran warns of possible spy ships in the Middle East

Following further US strikes in Yemen, Iran warns of possible spy ships in the Middle East

Behshad headed south to the Gulf of Aden just before to the start of the new American air campaign, and it is now berthed close to the Chinese military station in Djibouti, East Africa.

Savizz has already been attacked. It is now in the Indian Ocean, where the US claims that recent Iranian drone attacks have targeted ships.

Soon after the United States as well as the United Kingdom established a massive airstrike campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels, Iran warned the United States on Sunday that it may target two cargo ships in the Middle East that have been under siege for a long time, suspected of serving as a forward operating base for Iranian commandos.

Tehran's increasing disquiet at recent US bombings on militias supported by the Islamic Republic in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen is evident in Iran's comments regarding the Behshad and Saviz ships.

The attacks are all related to Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which has raised tensions in the Middle East and raised fears of a regional conflict breaking out. The attacks were their own health a retaliatory execution for the killing of three American soldiers and the wounding of numerous others in Jordan.

The US recounted targeting rebel-held underground missile arsenals, launch locations, and helicopters; the Houthis did not quantify the damage from Sunday night's assaults, which struck six provinces in Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.

According to Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesperson for the Houthi military, "these attacks are not going to discourage Yemeni forces and the nation from maintaining their solidarity for the Palestinians in the face of the Zionist occupation as well as crimes." "The attackers' airstrikes will not go unanswered."

The Houthis were forewarned after the attacks by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that "these people will face further consequences if they fail to discontinue their illegal attacks on international shipping as well as naval vessels." British Foreign Secretary David Cameron echoed this warning, stating that "Houthi attacks must stop."

Saviz and then Behshad have been roving the Red Sea off Yemen for years, suspected of being spy posts for Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Both ships are registered as cargo for commercial use ships with a Tehran-based company that has been granted authorization by the US Treasury as a the forefront for state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.

Film shown on Saudi-owned media networks in 2017 depicted Sawiz as a marine base and weapons transshipment point for the Guard, staffed by personnel in military uniforms. The ship was equipped with a veiled machine gun on its deck.

Iran's regular army released a video statement on Sunday in which a narrator referred to the ships for the first time as "floating arsenals." Behshad was assisting an Iranian mission to "counter piracy in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden." It is unclear from the statement whether Iran has been involved in any operations against Somali piracy, which has gone up in the region as a result of the Houthi attacks.

Behshad headed south to the Gulf of Aden just before to the start of the new American air campaign, and it is now berthed close to the Chinese military station in Djibouti, East Africa.

A warning is issued as the announcement comes to a conclusion, and then there is a montage of images showing US warships and the flag.

"Those engaging in terrorist activities against the Behshad or something comparable vessels threaten international maritime routes as well as security and bear global responsibility for potential future international risks," claimed the clip.

A request for comment on the threat was not immediately answered by the US Navy's 5th Fleet, which is stationed in the Middle East.

In 2021, an explosion from a potential limpet mine left a hole in Savizz's hull, forcing Iran to share the ship home. The attack, which has been suggested to have been carried out by Israel, is part of a larger shadow war between Tehran as well as Israel following the breaking down of the Iran nuclear deal. Currently in the Indian Ocean, where the US claims recent Iranian drone strikes have targeted shipping, Savizz has already been attacked.