Iranian lawmaker blames Israel for tanker attacks off UAE coast
The tanker attacks off the
coast of the United Arab Emirates were "Israeli mischief," an Iranian
parliamentary spokesman said on Tuesday, according to the Islamic Republic News
Agency (IRNA).
"The events that took
place in the Emirates were Israeli mischief," Behrouz Nemati said, without
providing any details on what role Israel may have played in the attacks.
Saudi Arabia said on Monday
that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the
Emirates and described it as an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies
amid tensions between the United States and Iran.
The UAE said on Sunday that
four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the
world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz. It did
not describe the nature of the attack or say who was behind it.