Oil - US & UK governments say Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman

An update on what appears to be an Iranian attack on a ship carrying petroleum products 

• off the coast of Oman on Thursday
• 2 people died in the attack
• Iran denied it was involved
• "Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran conducted this attack, which killed two innocent people, using one-way explosive UAVs," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement, adding there was "no justification" for the attack.

Also, in the UK a 'Cobra' meeting was held over this on the weekend - attended by officials but not ministers. Ministerial-level meetings of the group are held on the most serious of matters - this not one of them apparently. 

August 02, 2021 at 09:16AM
Eamonn Sheridan
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