An Iranian sanctioned tanker spent 73 hours nearly stationary off Muscat, near several critical undersea…
Armed Conflict · · Iran
An Iranian sanctioned tanker spent 73 hours nearly stationary off Muscat, near several critical undersea cables, despite carrying no cargo.
The area includes the Oman Australia Cable, a roughly $300 million project reportedly funded in part by the Pentagon, with a connection to the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.
10 days later, a senior Iranian official warned that regional undersea cables could be targeted.
Was this reconnaissance ahead of a potential attack on critical communications infrastructure?
Source: @Open Source Intel
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