Oil tanker attacked in Arabian Sea: Tehran warns of aggression against Iran
The Mercer Street tanker, pictured here in 2016, was the victim of a drone attack in the Arabian Sea on July 30, 2021. AP - Johan Victor
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Since the attack on an Israeli oil tanker on Thursday and the death of two crew members, including a Briton, tension has continued to rise between Iran and Israel but also London and Washington.
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With our correspondent in Tehran,
Siavosh Ghazi
Iran has once again denied any involvement in the drone attack on the Israeli tanker but has warned Israel, the United States and Britain that it will respond to any adventurous action.
The British charge d'affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office while London summoned the Iranian ambassador.
Israel accused Iran of being behind the attack on the tanker in the Arabian Sea, saying it will respond to the attack.
For their part, London and Washington also claimed that Iran was behind the attack.
Israeli ships have already been targeted in the area recently.
Sworn enemies, Iran and Israel have been waging a secret war for several years.
Iranian positions or those of allied militias of Iran are regularly bombarded in Syria by Israel.
Likewise, Iranian ships, especially tankers, have been the target of attack in the Mediterranean along the Syrian coast.
The Iranian first vice-president thus claimed that twelve Iranian oil tankers had been sabotaged by Israel in recent years.
This new tension comes as
the new conservative Iranian president Ebrahim Raïssi is
due to take office.
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