Israel-owned ship suffers explosion in Gulf of Oman, raising suspicions about Iran | JTA

This picture taken on February 28, 2021 shows a view of the Israeli-owned Bahamian-flagged MV Helios Ray cargo ship docked in Dubai’s Mina Rashid (Port Rashid) cruise terminal. – The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier, was travelling from the Saudi port of Dammam to Singapore when a blast occurred on February 25, according to the London-based Dryad Global maritime security group. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

An Israeli-owned cargo ship sustained an explosion in the Gulf of Oman early Friday morning, without harming any crew members.

It docked safely in a Dubai port on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Saturday that his “assessment” is that Iran was behind the attack.

“Iran is looking to hit Israeli infrastructure and Israeli citizens,” Gantz told the Kan public broadcaster. “The location of the ship in relative close proximity to Iran raises the notion, the assessment, that it is the Iranians.”

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