Iran responded to the western accusations, in particular, the countries of “Big Seven”, in their involvement in the attack on the Israeli tanker Mercer Street, calling them non-profitable, reports TASS words of the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Said Khatibzade.
He noted that the agency “strongly condemns the unfoundable statement of the heads of foreign policy agencies” Sevenski “, which is put forward by interested accusations against Iran.”
According to Khatibzade, Iran is committed to ensuring the safety of the strategic waterways of the Persian Gulf and the Ormuz Strait, and is ready to cooperate with the countries of the region for creating a collective security system.
Previously, the central command of the US Armed Forces after its investigation said that he believed Iran’s authorities involved in the attack on the tanker. The United Kingdom has not excluded new actions in the UN Security Council against Iran if he does not want to resolve the incident diplomatic means.
Mercer Street oil tanker was attacked by drone-kamikadze on July 30. As a result, two crew members were killed – a citizen of Romania and the Great Britain. The ship went under the flag of Liberia and was controlled by an Israeli operator Zodiac Group.