The United States believes that the attack on the Mercer Street tanker was carried out Iran. With this statement, the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was made at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the Safety Problem.
“On July 29, the Mercer Street commercial vessel, which peacefully passed international waters was attacked by drones with explosives, which led to the death of two people. According to the consideration of information available, we are confident that Iran carried out this unlawful attack,” said Iran State Secretary.
Japan’s Mercer Street tanker was subjected to an attack in the Indian Ocean. It was reported that two crew members, citizens of Britain and Romania, were killed. Subsequently, the crew returned control over the vessel and began traffic accompanied by US naval forces. Associated Press stated that the vessel went under the Liberian flag is associated with the Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer to which Zodiac Group belongs.