Israeli and U.S. officials are blaming Iran for a drone strike on an Israeli-operated tanker off the coast of Oman that Iran says is the fault of Israel.
"Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran likely conducted this attack using a UAV, a lethal capability it is increasingly employing directly and via its proxies throughout the Middle East and proliferating to Russia for use in Ukraine," Sullivan said."There is no justification for this attack, which is the latest in a pattern of such actions and broader destabilizing activities.
A few hours following Sullivan's comments CENTCOM chief Gen. Erik Kurilla tweeted confirmation that the attack was from an Iranian Shahed-series one-way attack drone and criticized Iran's malign influence in the region.
Eastern Pacific Shipping, which manages the vessel, said it was investigating the incident the occurred approximately 150 miles off Oman. All crew were safe and accounted for, it said.
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