US, G-7 Say Evidence in Oil Tanker Attack Points to Iran

U.S. military investigators and Western diplomats are ratcheting up the pressure on Iran, saying all the evidence collected in a deadly drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman points to Tehran. NEW: @CENTCOM warns, "The use of #Iranian designed & produced one way attack “kamikaze” UAVs is a growing trend in the region"US says such drones "are actively used by #Iran & their proxies against coalition forces in the region, to include targets in #SaudiArabia & #Iraq" pic.twitter.com/vF6qWthdYk NEW: "This was a deliberate & targeted attack, & clear violation of int'l law" per @PressSec re MV Mercer Street"There's discussion w/the #G7, w/the UN Security Council" on possible actions vs #Iran, she adds

The most detailed accusations came as part of a report by U.S. military investigators that was released Friday by U.S. Central Command. The investigators, from the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, issued their findings following a visit to the MV Mercer Street, which suffered a series of strikes last week. Their report concluded that drone remnants found on and near the damaged tanker "were identical to [components in] previously identified Iranian unmanned one-way attack systems."   "Iran was actively involved in this attack,” according to the report released Friday by U.S. Central Command. It said the drone fragments, specifically one of the fins, were identical to those found on other so-called kamikaze drones produced by Iran and used in attacks throughout the region.