Apr 13, 2024 10:20 AM

eyepress123871 (RM)

EyePress/Newscom

1920 x 1080 Color JPEG

No Model Release, No Property Release

Image released on April 13, 2024 shows an Iranian military helicopter hovering above a container ship named MCS Aries' owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer and what appear to be troops of Iran�s elite Revolutionary Guards descending via ropes onto the deck of the a 366m-long container ship in the Gulf of Oman The capture of the MSC Aries comes as Tehran has been vowing to respond to a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran�s consular building in Damascus this month that killed seven guards members, including two senior commanders. The vessel is operated by Geneva-based�Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world�s biggest container shipping line. It is�owned by Gortal Shipping,�a finance company affiliated with Zodiac Maritime, a company controlled by Israel�s Ofer family. IRNA, Iran�s state news agency, said the guards� naval forces had captured the ship after boarding it using a helicopter. Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister accused Iran of piracy.