What were Iranians looking for on the ship ‘Wila’?
Iran’s use of military forces to board the commercial vessel in international waters constituted a blatant violation of international law, the IMSC said. But the Wila didn't call for help.
This picture released by the U.S. Navy allegedly shows a ship of the Iranian Navy and members of the Iranian forces boarding civilian tanker WILA en-route to the UAE, in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, August 12, 2020. Picture taken on August 12, 2020(photo credit: US NAVY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
