US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding that the United States does not 'take it lightly.'
Washington/Tokyo - US President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding that the United States does not "take it lightly."
"It is the assessment of the U.S. government that Iran is responsible for today's attacks in the Gulf of Oman."@StateDept @SecPompeo pic.twitter.com/sTIB0p1kCE Guterres called for an independent investigation into what happened, but said that only the UN Security Council had the authority to give the go-ahead for such a probe.The exact circumstances and cause of the incident remain unclear.
The other tanker hit, the Norwegian-owned Front Altair, caught fire. Its 23-member crew was heading for Bandar Abbas in Iran prior to repatriation, the Norwegian shipping company said in a statement.
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