Iran confirms attacks on Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea: TV

Originally posted to the Reuters website, 11 October 2019

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry confirmed that the Iranian-owned oil tanker Sabiti had been attacked in the Red Sea on Friday and was damaged, state TV reported.

“Those behind the attack are responsible for the consequences of this dangerous adventure, including the dangerous environmental pollution caused,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told state TV.

(This story corrects the day in the first paragraph to Friday, not Wednesday)

Link to the original post: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-tanker-ministry/iran-confirms-attacks-on-iranian-oil-tanker-in-red-sea-tv-idUSKBN1WQ14H

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