July 2021 Gulf of Oman incident

On 29 July 2021, the oil tanker Mercer Street was attacked off the coast of Oman. Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions The United States Navy said the attack came from a drone. Israeli, United States and European officials blamed the attack on Iran. 

Iranian state media initially said the attack was in response to a possible Israeli airstrike on a military airport in Syria, but the Iranian government formally denied involvement.Iran TV report says attack on “Israeli ship” was revenge for Syria raid

Similar incidents occurred in May 2019, June 2019 and August 2021.

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