Said Khatibzade, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, stated this.
He called the accusations from Western countries baseless and provocative, noting that Britain and the United States did not put forward any evidence in favor of the presented version of what happened.
"It is very unfortunate that these countries (USA and UK. -
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) were silent about terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage against Iranian merchant ships in the Red Sea and international waters, but made false, politically biased accusations against Iran in a brazen manner," Khatibzade said ...
The Liberian-flagged tanker Mercer Street, owned by the Japanese company, was previously attacked in the Arabian Sea.
Information about the incident, allegedly related to piracy, was confirmed by the London office of the company - operator of the ship Zodiac Maritime.
Britain announced the preparation of a response to Iran over the incident with Mercer Street.