"We believe this attack was deliberate, targeted, and a clear violation of international law by Iran," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement Sunday night. Raab said one or more drones were used in the attack carried out Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street. U.S. navy explosive experts believe a "drone strike" targeted the oil tanker, the American military said Saturday. The Mercer Street is managed by London-based Zodiac Maritime, part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Group. The attack targeted the tanker just northeast of the Omani island of Masirah, over 300 kilometres southeast of Oman's capital, Muscat.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2021 09:20 UTC