Iran behind drone strike on Israeli-owned tanker, US says

Drone debris recovered from the MV Pacific Zircon belonged to an Iranian-made Shahed drone, the US military said today.
The Israeli-linked Japanese-owned tanker MT Mercer Street.
The Israeli-linked Japanese-owned tanker MT Mercer Street is seen off the port of the Gulf Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3, 2021. On July 29, two crew members of the tanker, managed by a prominent Israeli businessman's company, were killed in what appears to be a drone attack off Oman, the vessel's London-based operator and the US military say, with Israel blaming Iran. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran was behind the drone attack on an Israeli-owned commercial diesel tanker in the Gulf of Oman last night, the US government said today, echoing statements by Israeli officials.

“Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran likely conducted this attack using a UAV [drone],” the Biden administration’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

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