Israel blames Iran for tanker attack, Tehran denies
Kathmandu, August 1. The Israeli prime minister has blamed Iran for a drone attack on an oil tanker on the coast of Oman that killed two people.
Prime minister Naftali Bennett said, “The Iranians who attacked with unmanned aircraft the Mercer Street intended to harm an Israeli target. Instead, their piratical act caused the deaths of a British citizen and a Romanian citizen.”
He further warned, “We know, at any rate, know how to convey the message to Iran in our own way.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, “It’s not the first time that the Zionist regime occupying Jerusalem has made such empty accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Wherever this regime has gone, it has taken instability, terror and violence with it.” He said that the allegations are “baseless”.
The drone attack blasted a hole through the top of the oil tanker’s bridge.
The attack marked the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults and tensions with Iran over the nuclear deal.
Iran and its militia allies have used so-called “suicide” drones in attacks previously. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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