Israel is rallying global action against Iran over an attack on an Israeli-operated tanker off Oman last week but is capable of responding on its own if necessary, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
The United States, Britain, and Israel blamed Iran for the suspected drone strike on Thursday in which two crew members, a Briton and a Romanian, were killed. Tehran denies any involvement.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken predicted a “collective response” to the incident, which British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as an “outrageous attack on commercial shipping”.
Standing alongside military generals during a tour of Israel’s northern border with Syria and Lebanon, Bennett said Israel had shared intelligence with the United States, Britain, and others tying Iran to the attack.
“We are working to rally the world, but at the same time we also know to act alone,” Bennett said.
#US Navy: Deadly Attack on #Israeli-operated Ship in Gulf was Carried out by Drones https://t.co/dTpgXWouBx via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/qIzMc8LsoD
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“Iran already knows the price we exact when someone threatens our security. The Iranians need to understand that it is impossible to sit placidly in Tehran and ignite the entire Middle East from there. That’s over.”
Iran said on Monday it would respond promptly to any threat against its security. Iran and Israel have exchanged accusations of carrying out attacks on each other’s vessels in recent months.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
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