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Jeremy Hunt: Britain is almost certain Iran was involved in tanker attacks
Jeremy Hunt, the foreign minister of the United Kingdom says his country is “almost certain” that the Islamic Republic was behind the Thursday tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
In an interview with the BBC on Sunday, Hunt said: “We don’t believe anyone else could have done this.”
He explained: “We have done our own intelligence assessment and the phrase we used is almost certain.”
He also urged all sides of the conflict to de-escalate the situation.
The defense minister of Britain also stated on Sunday that Iran must be aware that Britain is determined to protect its properties in the Persian Gulf.
On Friday, Britain announced that it considers “Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps” responsible for the tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
While condemning the attacks, Jeremy Hunt also stated that the recent attacks on oil tankers is related to Iran’s history of destabilization and it is a serious threat to the region.
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