Deadly drone attack on tanker was in retaliation for Israeli strike, says Iranian state TV
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Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of maritime tensions in the Middle East.
Two crewmembers, a Briton and a Romanian, died on Thursday when the Mercer Street tanker was attacked by an armed drone believed to be operated by Iran off the coast of Oman. Iran's state-run Alam TV, citing unnamed sources, reported Friday that the incident in the Arabian Sea was in "retaliation for last week's Israeli attack on the Al-Dabaa Military Airport in the al-Qusair area of Homs."
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