Iran denies role in Gulf of Oman attacks on oil tankers
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed as “baseless” US accusations of being behind attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding Washington was trying to “sabotage diplomacy”.
The US had “immediately jumped to make allegations against Iran –(without) a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet.
That showed it was “abundantly clear that the #B_Team is moving to a #PlanB: Sabotage diplomacy — including by @AbeShinzo — and cover up its #EconomicTerrorism against Iran”. Zarif regularly uses the term “B Team” to refer to US National Security Advisor John Bolton as well as Israel’s Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who are all pushing a hard line on Tehran.
