The United Arab Emirates foreign minister has announced that a “state sponsor” was involved in a May 12 attack on oil tankers in the Gulf, but did not name any particular country.
The United States said Iran was involved in both the May and the June incidents but the accusations were dismissed by Tehran.
The May 12 attacks targeted two Saudi tankers, an Emirati vessel and a Norwegian tanker in the vital oil shipping route, causing no casualties but fuelling tensions between the United States and Iran during weeks of escalating rhetoric.
