{"id":2220169,"date":"2024-04-13T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T17:39:14","slug":"irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Corps Captures Vessel with Israeli Links in Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary\u200c is \u2062about Iran&#8217;s \u200cIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizing an Israeli-linked ship near the Strait\u2064 of Hormuz. The ship, MSC Aries, was boarded by\u200b IRGC commandos, connected to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer&#8217;s \u2062Zodiac Group. After the \u200cincident, \u200dthe U.K.-based shipping\u2063 company MSC confirmed \u200cthe hijacking. Video footage of the \u2064seizure\u2064 circulated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u200d media platforms<\/a>. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">summary effectively captures<\/a> the key points of the incident \u200dinvolving\u200c the\u200d seizure of\u200c an Israeli-linked ship by Iran&#8217;s Islamic\u200d Revolutionary Guard Corps near the Strait of\u200b Hormuz. It highlights the involvement of \u2062IRGC commandos, the connection \u2062to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer&#8217;s\u2063 Zodiac \u2063Group, the confirmation of the hijacking\u200b by U.K.-based shipping company MSC, and the circulation of video footage on social \u200bmedia platforms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), seized an Israeli-linked ship on Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Video published on social media showed IRGC commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries container ship.<\/p>\n<p>The ship is linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer\u2019s Zodiac Group, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/iran-special-forces-seize-ship-israel-strait-hormuz-irgc-red-sea-rcna147689\">reported<\/a>. The U.K.-based shipping company MSC, which manages and operates the ship, confirmed the hijacking in a statement, saying that the vessel was \u201cboarded by Iranian authorities via helicopter\u201d and that 25 crew members were on board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEW?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEW<\/a>: Video of the hijacking of the MSC Aries by the IRGC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AlANlpbAYM\">pic.twitter.com\/AlANlpbAYM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelh992\/status\/1779091223073927484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized a Portuguese civilian cargo ship, belonging to an EU member, claiming Israeli ownership,\u201d Israel Katz, Israel\u2019s foreign minister, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel_katz\/status\/1779110154300002423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cThe Ayatollah regime of @khamenei_ir is a criminal regime that supports Hamas\u2019 crimes and is now conducting a pirate operation in violation of international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call on the European Union and the free world to immediately declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guards corps as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">terrorist organization<\/a> and to sanction Iran now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman is located between the tip of Oman and southern Iran.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second major ship that has been hijacked in the region over the last several months in the wake of Hamas\u2019 October 7 terrorist attack against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-footage-released-of-houthi-terrorists-capturing-cargo-ship-in-red-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hijacked<\/a> the 620-foot Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea when they boarded the ship via helicopter.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The ship was \u201cillegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter\u201d, the Galaxy Leader\u2019s owner said. \u201cAll communications were subsequently lost with the vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Houthi seizure of the motor vessel Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea is a flagrant violation of international law,\u201d U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said at the time. \u201cWe demand the immediate release of the ship and its crew and we will consult with our allies and U.N. partners as to appropriate next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis still have the ship in their possession.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s IRGC, a designated FTO, intercepted an Israeli-linked ship near the Strait of Hormuz. Footage on social media captured IRGC commandos descending from a helicopter onto the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries vessel. The ship is associated with Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer&#8217;s Zodiac Group, as reported by NBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2220170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-10.02.13-AM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-13-at-10.02.13-AM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}