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On June 13, 2019, two
oil tankers
were attacked near the
Strait of Hormuz
while transiting the
Gulf of Oman
. The Japanese
Kokuka Courageous
and Norwegian
Front Altair
were attacked with
limpet mines
or flying objects, causing fire damage to both ships.
American and
Iranian
military
personnel responded to the attacks and were involved in rescuing crew members from the ships. The attacks took place a month after a
similar incident
and on the same day that
Ayatollah Khamenei
met with
Japanese Prime Minister
Shinz? Abe
in Iran.
[6]
[7]
Amid tensions between Iran and the
United States
, the United States blamed Iran for the attacks.
Saudi Arabia
and the
United Kingdom
supported the United States' accusation, while
Japan
and
Germany
want more proof of Iran's culpability.
[8]
[9]
Iran denied the accusation, blaming the United States for spreading wrong information. The cause is currently under investigation.
[7]
Another similar incident
occurred in 2021
.
- ↑
Kirkpatrick, David D.; Perez-Pena, Richard; Reed, Stanley (June 13, 2019).
"Tankers Are Attacked in Mideast, and U.S. Says Video Shows Iran Was Involved"
. Retrieved
June 14,
2019
– via NYTimes.com.
- ↑
2.0
2.1
"Gulf of Oman tankers attacked: Live updates"
.
www.cnn.com
. June 13, 2019
. Retrieved
June 13,
2019
.
- ↑
Washington, Reuters (June 14, 2019).
"Saudi Arabia agrees Iran was behind tanker attacks, says Adel al-Jubeir"
.
Reuters
. Al-Arabiya. Reuters - Al-Arabiya
. Retrieved
14 June
2019
.
- ↑
"Iran hints US could be behind 'suspicious' tanker attacks"
.
France 24
. 16 June 2019.
- ↑
"Iranian Officials Blame U.S., Israel for Tanker Attacks As Washington Struggles to Build Anti-Tehran Consensus"
.
Newsweek
. 17 June 2019.
- ↑
Gambrell, Jon (June 13, 2019).
"Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions"
.
AP NEWS
. Retrieved
June 13,
2019
.
- ↑
7.0
7.1
Perez-Pena, Richard; Reed, Stanley; Kirkpatrick, David D. (June 13, 2019).
"Tankers Attacked Again in Gulf of Oman, Raising Fears of Wider Conflict"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
June 13,
2019
.
- ↑
"Japan demands more proof from U.S. that Iran attacked tankers"
.
Japan Today
. June 16, 2019
. Retrieved
June 16,
2019
.
- ↑
"GERMANY JOINS CHORUS CASTING DOUBT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CLAIM THAT IRAN WAS BEHIND ATTACK ON OIL TANKERS"
.
Japan Times
. June 14, 2019
. Retrieved
June 16,
2019
.