Tehran is committing piracy and should be subject to sanctions for it, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said today. after fighters from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a cargo ship linked to Israel in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
„The regime of Ayatollah Khamenei is a criminal regime that supports the crimes of “Hamas” and is now conducting a piracy operation in violation of international law," said Katz. “I call on the European Union and the free world to immediately declare the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on Iran right now,” he added.
Meanwhile, the container ship's operating company confirmed that Iran had seized it and said it was working "with the relevant authorities" for its safe return and for ensuring the safety of its 25-man crew. Al Arabiya TV, citing unnamed sources, reported that there were 20 Filipinos on board the cargo ship and it was traveling to India.