UAE's report to UN Security Council states its belief that a unnamed 'state actor' responsible for the recent attacks on tankers off its coast. The May 12 attacks targeted two Saudi tankers, an Emirati vessel and a Norwegian tanker, causing no casualties but fueling tensions between the United States and Iran during weeks of escalating rhetoric. US national security adviser John Bolton said on May 29 that the attacks were the work of "naval mines almost certainly from Iran." https://t.co/MGf2Jveu0R UAE tanker attacks blamed on 'state actor'– A limpet mine raid on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman was a "sophisticated operation", the UN hears. The tanker attacks occurred off the UAE emirate of Fujairah, which lies just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil and gas shipping route that separates the Gulf Arab states - allies of the United States - and Iran.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 07, 2019 08:37 UTC