UAV event in Iran, Islamic Republic of on Sat 25th November 2023

25th November 2023

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On 25 November 2023, an armed Shahed-136 drone of unclear origins attacked and exploded against a cargo ship carrying the Maltese flag and owned by an Israeli businessman somehwhere in the northern Indian Ocean area (coded to Gulf of Oman), causing damages to the ship but no casualties among those on board. US officials accused Iran of carrying out the attack, while an undenitifed Yemeni armed group based in Aden claimed responsibility. Neither claims were verified independently.

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Iran, Islamic Republic of (IRN)

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