"The Zionist regime ... must stop such baseless accusations -- and it is not their first time to direct such accusations at Iran," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters in a televised press conference. Maritime industry analysts Dryad Global said the attack was the fifth against a ship connected to Israel since February. Tit-for-tat attacksIn recent months, there have been several reported attacks on Iran's shipping fleet, that Tehran has linked to Israel. The New York Times reported at the time that the Saviz had been targeted in an Israeli "retaliatory" attack after "Iran's earlier strikes on Israeli ships". Iran has also accused Israel of being behind sabotage attacks against its nuclear sites, and assassinating a number of its scientists.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 01, 2021 12:00 UTC