Israel: Iran is training divers from a commando unit fighting in Yemen
English - Thursday 15 July 2021 الساعة 10:59 am
NewsYemen, Al Ain News:
An Israeli news channel said, on Wednesday, that Iran is training members of the commandos of its naval forces in Malta.
Channel 12 reported that "a few months ago, a group of Iranian divers trained in one of the well-known diving clubs on the island of Malta, with the aim of learning to dive through closed breathing systems used for military purposes."
She added: "The group, numbering about 10 members, maintained freedom of action, and learned to dive through closed breathing systems, used primarily by professional and military divers."
It pointed out that the Israeli suspicions are that "these are naval commandos, who are estimated to be responsible for a series of attacks in recent months against ships owned by Israel."
According to the Israeli channel, the trainees can dive for up to 6 consecutive hours.
"This training is mainly used in military diving," she said.
And she continued: "It can be assumed that the Iranians who came to Malta aimed for military training and the ability to dive for a long time, without blowing out bubbles and without the risk of exposure to hostile elements."
The Israeli channel stated, "It is estimated that the Iranians chose Malta as a training ground due to the fact that advanced diving systems are manufactured in Italy, and Malta is close to it."
"The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy command is very professional and is based on the Russian war doctrine," she said.
"It is estimated that the unit has several hundred fighters who are also participating in the fighting in Syria and Yemen as part of the activities of the Revolutionary Guards," she added.
And the Israeli channel reported that: "The fighters are subject to advanced training in patrols, intelligence, sniping and sabotage, including naval sabotage."
She revealed that "they were even trained to attack oil terminals and ports, and to link mines to ships and infrastructure at sea."
She pointed out that "the unit's militants have recently been involved in many incidents, including attacks on Israeli-owned ships, as well as harassment and clashes with US and British warships in the Persian Gulf."
She explained that: "According to the suspicion, in some attacks on ships, naval mines were attached to the sides of the ships, and this was done by Iranian naval commandos."
The Israeli channel concluded by saying: “According to foreign publications, Israel responded to these attacks by striking Iranian ships, one of which was the Saviz, which appears to have served as a forward base for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards militia in the Red Sea, from which espionage and surveillance operations were launched.
