US Navy analysis confirms Iranian link to drone attack on tanker off Oman

A US Navy laboratory in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to an aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the ..

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U.S. Blames Iran for Drone Attack on Tanker Near Oman

Pacific Zircon Image via Vessel Finder

Officials in U.S. Central Command and Israel are blaming Iran for a Tuesday attack on an oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire off the coast of Oman.

Tanker Pacific Zircon, was 150 miles off the coast of Oman when it was hit with what U.S. officials said was an unmanned aerial vehicle at about 3:30 p.m. local time, according to the shipping company.

“We are in communication with the vessel and there is no reports of injuries or pollution. All crew are...

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