Web Desk / Associated Press -Israel's defense minister on Thursday warned against a drone strike on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, saying his country was ready to attack Iran.
Iran and Western Powers
Last week, Iran and Western powers blamed Iran for the alleged drone strike on an oil tanker.Which killed two civilians, one from Britain and the other from Romania.
Iran denies the allegations
Prior to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Ghent's statement, Israel had been lobbying the United Nations with various countries to take action against Iran.
Asked if Israel was ready to attack Iran, Ghent bluntly replied: "Yes."
"We are at a stage where we need to take military action against Iran," he said. "The world needs to take action against Iran," he said.
The ship Asphalt Princess, which was briefly seized by Iranian gunmen.
Saeed Khatibzada Foreign Ministry Iran
On the other hand, Saeed Khatibzada, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry in Tehran, referred to Ghent's threat, saying it was a blatant violation of international law and "slander" by Israel.He said that reason is the West is blindly supporting Israel.
"We want to make it clear that any foolish action against Iran will be dealt with severely.We should not be tested," the spokesman said in a tweet.
UN Security Council
In a letter to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Iran's deputy ambassador to the United Nations blamed Israel for "instability and insecurity in the Middle East for more than seven decades."
Zahra Arshadi wrote in her letter that "this government has a long and dark record of attacks on commercial shipping.In less than two years, this government has seized oil tankers and merchant ships carrying aid to Syria More than 10 have been attacked".
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