The Islamic Republic of Iran used sticky mines in the attack on the oil tanker "Louis 1" in the Strait of Hormuz. Explosives that the small boat passengers attached to the ship's hull. The "Financial Times" on Friday, November 8, citing two maritime security companies and the British Maritime Operations Center, reported that on Thursday evening, two small vessels approached the tanker and the boat passengers attached two explosive devices to the hull of the tanker above the waterline. Three maritime security company executives told this newspaper that this is the first use of anti-ship sticky mines in the Middle East since June 2018. At the same time, a Japanese ship and a Norwegian ship were attacked with sticky mines in the Sea of ​​Oman. The "Financial Times" described this return as a sign of a possible change in tactics by Tehran, along with the possibility of new attacks by the US and Israel.

The Islamic Republic of Iran used sticky mines in the attack on the oil tanker "Louis 1" in the Strait of Hormuz. Explosives that the small boat passengers attached to the ship's hull. The "Financial Times" on Friday, November 8, citing two maritime security companies and the British Maritime Operations Center, reported that on Thursday evening, two small vessels approached the tanker and the boat passengers attached two explosive devices to the hull of the tanker above the waterline. Three maritime security company executives told this newspaper that this is the first use of anti-ship sticky mines in the Middle East since June 2018. At the same time, a Japanese ship and a Norwegian ship were attacked with sticky mines in the Sea of ​​Oman. The "Financial Times" described this return as a sign of a possible change in tactics by Tehran, along with the possibility of new attacks by the US and Israel.