Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), seized an Israeli-linked ship on Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz.
Video published on social media showed IRGC commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries container ship.
The ship is linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group, NBC News reported. The U.K.-based shipping company MSC, which manages and operates the ship, confirmed the hijacking in a statement, saying that the vessel was “boarded by Iranian authorities via helicopter” and that 25 crew members were on board.
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