he Royal Navy Warned of “potential hijacking” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates Oman -A few days after the tanker was attacked, a British and a Romanian died.
It is unclear what happened off the coast of Fujairah, but the Royal Navy’s British Maritime Trade Operation (UKMTO) initially stated that an “incident” was taking place and then escalated it to a “potential hijacking”.
The Associated Press reported that the shipping authority Lloyd’s Register and Dryad Global, a maritime newspaper company, both confirmed that the vessel involved was the asphalt tanker Asphalt Princess flying the Panamanian flag.
According to MarineTraffic.com, earlier, six oil tankers reported through its automatic identification system trackers that they were “not under command,” which usually means that a ship has lost power and can no longer drive, the Associated Press said.
It is after the foreign secretary Dominic Rab Say Iran Its “destabilizing activities” in the Middle East must be stopped immediately, because Tehran faced international pressure last Thursday due to the Mercer Street attack.
NATO condemned the attack on the Mercer Street tanker and called on Iran to “respect its international obligations.”
This European Commission It also spoke about the attack, although it stated that the circumstances surrounding the incident in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman “must be clarified.”
The United Kingdom, the United States, Romania and Israel all accused Iran of being behind the attack. It is believed that the attack involved a drone carrying explosives, but Tehran denied involvement.
A NATO spokesperson said: “Freedom of navigation is of vital importance to all NATO allies and must be upheld in accordance with international law.
“The United Kingdom, the United States and Romania have concluded that Iran is very likely to be responsible for this incident.
“Allies remain concerned about Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the region and call on Tehran to comply with its international obligations.”
Mr. Raab welcomed the NATO statement and added: “We believe this is a deliberate and targeted attack by Iran-it must immediately end its destabilizing operations.”
European Commission spokesperson Nabila Massrali also joined the condemnation and told reporters: “The exact circumstances of this attack must be clarified. We have taken note of the investigations conducted by the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel-this is An action against freedom. Navigation in this regard is of course unacceptable.
“We oppose any action that undermines peace and stability in the region, and the EU will continue to monitor developments closely.”
The attack on this ship is related to the tension between Iran and Israel. Since February, at least three Israeli-related ships have been targeted.
Mercer Street is managed by London-based Zodiac Maritime, which is part of the Zodiac Group of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.
This incident occurred at the time of political change in Iran, and the hardliner Ibrahim Raisi will succeed Hassan Rouhani as the new president.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei officially supported his protector, Mr. Raisi, on Tuesday.
He suggested that former Attorney General Raisi “empower the poor in the country and improve the national currency”.
