The Department of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom called the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohsen Baharvand (Mohsen Baharvand). The cause of the diplomatic scandal was an attack on the Israeli billionaire Eyali Eyal Ofer, the Mercer Street tanker. About this reports bbc.
“Iran should immediately stop provocative actions that threaten international peace and security,” the UK Foreign Ministry said. The American side fully supported the rhetoric of British colleagues. “The United States and the United Kingdom together with our allies are considering options for an adequate response, which will be given in the very near future,” said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Iranian authorities fully deny their involvement in the incident. The representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh warned that Iran without hesitation would defend their sovereignty and national interests, and will also be in a tight form to stop any possible attempts of “adventurism”. Also, the Iranian diplomat described the charges nominated against his country, as “false, provocative and contradictory.”
On July 29, the Oman’s coast, an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle attacked the Mercer Street tanker. As a result of the attack, two crew members were killed: a citizen of Romania and the British filed, engaged in the protection of the vessel. This incident has become the most difficult violation of shipping standards in the Persian Gulf since 2019, when four tankers belonging to Norway and Saudi Arabia suffered as a result of the undermining magnetic miner.