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Alleged Iranian Spy Ship Returns to Iran

• The Behshad, an Iranian general cargo vessel owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, crossed the Hormuz Strait last week after sailing in the Red Sea for three years.
• The vessel has anchored at the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) border area of Yemen, Eritrea, and Saudi Arabia since 2021. According to open sources, it was used as an espionage vessel operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Red Sea.
• The vessel departed its position at the beginning of 2024 for the first time and sailed south in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, sailing for three months in the Gulf of Aden – within Somalia and Djibouti’s EEZs.
• The vessel’s AIS transmission was lost on April 4. On April 18, the ship appeared in the Gulf of Oman, updating its destination to the port of Bandar Abbas. The vessel then crossed the Hormuz…