Damaged Iranian Tanker Enters Iranian Territorial Waters

damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019. National Iranian Oil Tanker Company via WANA (West Asia News Agency). (Reuters)
damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019. National Iranian Oil Tanker Company via WANA (West Asia News Agency). (Reuters)
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Damaged Iranian Tanker Enters Iranian Territorial Waters

damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019. National Iranian Oil Tanker Company via WANA (West Asia News Agency). (Reuters)
damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019. National Iranian Oil Tanker Company via WANA (West Asia News Agency). (Reuters)

An Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea two weeks ago has entered Iranian territorial waters, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday, citing information from the National Iranian Tanker Company.

The tanker will dock at Kharg Island in two days, the report said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last week that the tanker, the Sabiti, had been hit by at least two rockets, and there is video footage of the incident.

The attack was undoubtedly carried out by a government and there would be consequences, Rouhani said last week.

Iranian authorities reported that the Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast. There has been no independent report on the cause of the damage.

Saudi Arabia has said it was not behind any attack on the tanker. Saudi authorities said they received a distress message from the vessel, but that it had switched off its transponder before they could assist.



Ireland Formally Intervenes in ICJ Genocide Case against Israel

Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, in Berlin in January. Michele Tantussi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, in Berlin in January. Michele Tantussi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
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Ireland Formally Intervenes in ICJ Genocide Case against Israel

Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, in Berlin in January. Michele Tantussi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, in Berlin in January. Michele Tantussi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Ireland has formally asked to intervene in South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, the International Court of Justice said Tuesday.
The request submitted in the Hague on Monday has roiled Irish relations with Israel.
Israel, which denies the allegations, announced last month that it would close its embassy in Ireland after the Irish government decided to intervene in South Africa’s case.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the “antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government against Israel are rooted in efforts to delegitimize and demonize the Jewish state.”
In May, Israel recalled its ambassador to Dublin after Ireland announced along with Norway, Spain and Slovenia it would recognize a Palestinian state.
Several other countries have also intervened in the case: Nicaragua, Colombia, Libya, Mexico, Palestine, Spain, Chile, Bolivia, the Maldives and Türkiye.