VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-14
“consistent with an ongoing psychological operations campaign aimed at generating fear, increasing uncertainty and discouraging commercial shipping”
Marisks · said 2026-10-14 · reported 2026-10-14
Marisks assessed Iran's claims that the ship sank after hitting a naval mine as part of a psychological operations campaign targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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