What happened to the tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman Thursday remains a subject of a lot of speculation. The tanker, headed from Der es Salaam to Fujiarah was hit by what has been accused of being a drone. Two workers on board, a British man and a Romanian, were killed.
Ties to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer led to immediate attempts to blame Iran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday rejecting the “baseless accusations” against them, saying it’s not the first time Israel’s accused them of something without evidence.
Israeli Premier Naftali Bennett reacted angrily to the statement, saying Iran is trying to deny the attack “in a cowardly manner,” and reiterated that there can be no question Iran is to blame.
Bennett claimed intelligence exists on Iran’s blame, and the Israeli government is looking to take the matter to the UN, pushing action for the “terrorism” of the attack. The US has, of course, endorsed the Israeli narrative.
Britain also seems to be comfortable with the claim, saying it is “highly likely” Iran is to blame. No one seems to be addressing the reasons Iran might not have done it.
Timing is a big question here. With Iran about a week short of a change in administrations, it would be strange for the outgoing Rouhani government to take such an escalatory action in its final days.
“Israel has been responsible for several attacks on Iranian ships in recent years. The Wall Street Journal reported in March that since 2019, Israel had attacked at least a dozen ships in the region.”
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/07/30/two-killed-in-attack-on-israeli-operated-ship-near-oman/
“Bennett claimed intelligence exists on Iran’s blame, and the Israeli government is looking to take the matter to the UN, pushing action for the “terrorism” of the attack. The US has, of course, endorsed the Israeli narrative.”
These f*ckers(US/Israel)have no shame.
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-the-media-yawns-at-the-israeli-army-s-death-squads-1.10063843
Ever see a piece like this in our MSM? Must be a self hating Jew to speak such truths.
Just another Monday in Palestine.
“Israeli PM: Iran’s denial is ‘cowardly’ “_____ No, attacking Syria from Lebanese airspace is cowardly…!
“Israeli PM: Iran’s denial is ‘cowardly’ “_____ No, attacking Syria from Lebanese airspace is cowardly…!
Nothing these people say can be relied upon this is all orchestrated to finger Iran and anything to the contrary is simply ignored.
The motive of retaliation for all those Israeli attacks is obvious, but yes, it is odd for an outgoing doveish administration to launch high profile attacks before an incoming hawkish administration takes power.
If it is a false flag attack, the motive might be to prevent the outgoing Rohani administration from doing a deal before the incoming one takes power.