Iran condemns attack on its oil tanker off Saudi coast, promises to respond ‘appropriately’

Iranian authorities have condemned an attack on its oil tanker, which was hit in the Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday.

The incident which saw the oil tanker hit twice during the attack was described as a “cowardly” move by Iranian authorities.

“Iran is avoiding haste, carefully examining what has happened and probing facts,” spokesman Ali Rabei was quoted as saying by the official news agency, IRNA.

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He said Iran would respond after the facts had been studied. “An appropriate response will be given to the designers of this cowardly attack, but we will wait until all aspects of the plot are clarified,” he said.

A senior Iranian security official said video evidence had provided leads about the incident, the semi-official news agency, Fars, reported.

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“Piracy and mischief on international waterways aimed at making commercial shipping insecure will not go unanswered,” said Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s top security body, according to Fars.

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