Iran should provide a clear explanation for the attack on the Korean ship HMM Namu near the Strait of Hormuz, with engine debris from unidentified airborne objects potentially holding the answer.
South Korea is treading carefully in attributing blame for the strike on one of its cargo ships earlier this month, even as preliminary signs point to Iranian drones being the culprit. Seoul has surveillance footage of the incident in the early hours of May 4 – when two airborne objects struck the HMM Namu while it lay at anchor off the United Arab Emirates – but so far has said little. Observers believe the government is biding its time and waiting to deliver a verdict until after a highly...
A South Korean cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz six days ago was struck by unidentified aircraft, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Sunday, days after the fire-damaged HMM Namu arrived in Dubai. US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran had “taken some shots” at the Panama-flagged vessel and urged South Korea to join US operations aimed at restoring normal shipping through the strait. The vital waterway has been virtually closed since the United States and Israel launched a war...
L’Iran a démenti jeudi toute implication dans l’explosion survenue sur un cargo sud-coréen dans le détroit d’Ormuz lundi. Le HMM Namu, un cargo polyvalent d’environ 180 mètres, avait pris feu lundi suite à une «explosion».
