A covert maritime battle between Israel and Iran has been raging for years - but these clashes are now spilling out onto the world stage.
Sky News has been tracking the routes, gathering images of the alleged attacks and monitoring the responses.
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Sky News has been tracking the routes, gathering images of the alleged attacks and monitoring the responses.
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When smoke started rising from the Wisdom oil tanker last Sunday, officials said it came from a “slight fire”.
But others wondered whether it fitted into a bizarre pattern of events on several ships operating around the Middle East.
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But others wondered whether it fitted into a bizarre pattern of events on several ships operating around the Middle East.
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Neither Israel nor Iran has accepted responsibility for any of the eight alleged attacks (including, they say, a deliberate oil spill and drone attacks) that have taken place this year.
In two of the attacks, UK-linked ships suffered damage.
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In two of the attacks, UK-linked ships suffered damage.
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Not all are clear-cut.
Was an oil spill that covered the Israeli coast really a deliberate act of 'eco-terrorism' from Iran?
Did Israel attach a limpet mine to Iran's so-called 'secret' military base in the Red Sea?
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Was an oil spill that covered the Israeli coast really a deliberate act of 'eco-terrorism' from Iran?
Did Israel attach a limpet mine to Iran's so-called 'secret' military base in the Red Sea?
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