The ship Victoria, which was found Tuesday to be carrying weapons to Gaza, also bore instructions for the weapons written in Persian, according to IDF navy Rear Admiral Rani Ben-Yehuda. A total of 50 tons of weaponry were found aboard the ship, including several land-to-sea missiles.

Ben-Yehuda noted that the ship was captured shortly after Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean for the first time in decades. The timing raises questions, he said.