It said the ship had been stationed in the Red Sea for a number of years "in support of Iranian commandos deployed to escort commercial vessels". The new York Times cited a US official as saying Israel had informed Washington it had struck the ship in "retaliation for earlier Iranian strikes on Israeli vessels". There was no speedy response from the Israeli authorities to the Times report. Once you resolve on this you can meet up and carry the relationship farther from there. "The Mall at Greece Ridge has an excellent working relationship with the Greece Police (Department)," the assertion continued. Police bow their heads as they gather in Leesburg earlier than the hearse carrying the physique of officer Kevin Valencia is escorted by law enforcement officers to Orlando on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. A legislation-enforcement procession escorted the physique to an Orlando area funeral house. Iran was at pains to stress that the freighter was a civilian ship, though different sources said it had been utilized by Iranian commandos as a base for transport safety and other duties in the world. Khatibzadeh stated the Saviz was a "civilian vessel" that had been deployed in coordination with the International Maritime Organization to protect delivery within the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
