Netanyahu accused the Iranian regime of an attack on an Israeli ship and promised a response: “We will hit him across the region.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Israel “would hit” the Iranian regime “across the region.” for causing an explosion aboard an Israeli ship last week in the Arabian Sea.

“It is clear that this is an Iranian act (…) Iran is Israel’s greatest enemy and we will attack it throughout the region (…)” Netanyahu said on the radio .

The “MV Helios Ray”, an Israeli vessel belonging to Helios Ltd, which carried vehicles, was exploded while sailing from the port of Dammam (eastern Saudi Arabia) to Singapore.

The explosion occurred while he was in the northwest of the Sultanate of Oman, according to Dryad Global, a company specializing in maritime security.

After the incident, the ship had to travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the damage suffered is being repaired. Israeli and American officials will visit the ship in the coming days to investigate the exact causes of the explosion, Israeli media reported today.

The incident caused several holes in the sides of the vessel, approximately 1.5 meters in diameter.

“It is clear that this is an Iranian act. And as for my answer, you know my policy. Iran is Israel’s greatest enemy and I am determined to stop it and we will strike it all across the region, ”Netanyahu said.

According to Channel 13, they suspect the explosion was due to an attack by Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who allegedly launched two missiles at the ship.

“More importantly, Iran will not have any nuclear weapons at all, agree or disagree.. That’s what I told my friend President Biden, ”Netanyahu said, mentioning the US president.

The prime minister, who is campaigning for the March 23 parliamentary elections, made the remarks after the nightly attacks attributed to Israel against Iranian positions in Syria.

Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz points out that Iran could be responsible for the explosion in the ship.

According to Israel, Iran is trying to increase the pressure for the upcoming negotiations with the United States on its nuclear program.

US-Iran tension escalated in the Persian Gulf in 2019, by recording a series of attacks and sabotages against military and commercial ships or oil installations in Saudi Arabia.

The two countries have clashed since now former US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Tehran in 2018 after the US withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran, to which the Joe Biden administration did not. not rule out coming back.

With information from AFP and EFE

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