Pars Today

Pars Today - In the middle of the high seas, a silent and decisive battle was underway between Iran and the Zionist regime; a battle whose main target was the oil tankers carrying Iranian oil.

With the Zionist regime's covert attacks on Iranian ships, Iran entered an unofficial and covert war at sea; a war that ultimately revealed Iran's high deterrence power on the international stage.

Imagine giant ships carrying Iranian oil moving slowly through the high seas, unaware that they have been targeted by a hidden enemy. Suddenly, one after another, these ships mysteriously encounter accidents. 14 Iranian oil tankers were targeted, and at first, no one knew who was behind these mysterious attacks. However, the IRGC quickly took action and began searching for the perpetrators.

After a period of searching, the IRGC finally uncovered the truth: The Zionist regime was behind the attacks. They had planned to use complex and mysterious tactics to prevent Iran from exporting oil and perhaps even put Iran in a difficult economic situation. But this story had only one side; the other side was Iran's rapid and decisive response.

The IRGC's first response to these attacks was to target the Zionist regime's oil tankers. One by one, the regime's ships were targeted. But a decisive moment arrived when Iran targeted the fifth Zionist regime ship. At this point, the game changed. The Zionists, who had quickly realized the seriousness and power of Iran's response, retreated and eventually announced a halt to the tanker war.

But this was not the end of the story. In the meantime, news arrived that the British had also seized an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar. Iran's response to this action was swift and timely; the British ship, Stena Impero, was seized by Iran.

Immediately after this move, the British were forced to surrender and release the Iranian ship. A similar scenario took place in Greece, orchestrated by the hostile West, where two Iranian ships were seized. Iran responded by seizing two Greek ships, and once again, the opposing side was forced to retreat.

But perhaps one of the most interesting parts of this story was when the US threatened to seize Iranian oil tankers heading to Venezuela. Major General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, personally accompanied by General Tangsiri, the commander of the IRGC Navy, took action.

They designed a simulated operation to seize an American oil tanker. They then announced on the radio that they were ready to seize American oil tankers. The result was that the Americans, who had become convinced of Iran's seriousness and readiness, retreated from their threats, and the Iranian oil tankers reached their destination safely.

These events were only part of a larger battle; a battle in which Iran stood against the overt and covert threats of its enemies and ensured the security of its shipping lines with vigilance and perseverance. A story that showed that the seas can also be a silent battlefield; but in these battles, too, will power and perseverance have the final say. 

According to Pars Today, the narrative you read is based on the words of Major General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, during a meeting between the President and the commanders of the Khatam al-Anbia Construction Headquarters; a meeting where he explained the challenges and battles faced by Iran in recent years, including the tanker war and efforts to counter US, Israeli, and British sanctions and threats.

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Key phrases: Naval war, tanker war, Iran-Israel war, Iran-US war, Persian Gulf war