US and G7 blame Iran for deadly attack on tanker off Oman

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : They added that "all available evidence clearly points to Iran."
49% : All available evidence clearly points to Iran.
48% : The ship is managed by a firm owned by an Israeli billionaire, and Israel -- along with the U.S. and Britain -- had previously pointed the finger at Tehran.
47% : "U.S. experts concluded based on the evidence that this UAV was produced in Iran," it said, using the military term for an "unmanned aerial vehicle."
47% : Woodward, Britain's U.N. ambassador, asked about possible U.N. Security Council action, said "the door for diplomacy and dialogue remains open, but if Iran chooses not to take that route, then we would seek to hold Iran to account and apply a cost."
45% : Britain's U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward identified the drone as a Shahed-136 UAV, telling reporters after the U.N. Security Council discussed the tanker attack behind closed doors that "these are manufactured only in Iran."
39% : "We call on Iran to stop all activities inconsistent with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions, and call on all parties to play a constructive role in fostering regional stability and peace," they said.
38% : Israel's defense minister threatened on Thursday to use force against Iran, and Ershadi responded Friday saying: "Iran will not hesitate to defend itself and secure its national interests."
37% : Iran has denied being involved.
31% : Iran's deputy ambassador at the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, told reporters her government "categorically" rejects the accusation, first made by Israel.
28% : The U.S. military and the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations on Friday accused Iran of being behind last week's deadly attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea.

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