TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry turned down on Monday (Dec 25) as “useless” Washington’s claims that a drone attack targeting a tanker off the coast of India was “fired from Iran”.
Saturday’s targeting of a Japanese-owned chemical tanker came in the middle of a flurry of drone and rocket attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea in uniformity with Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is fighting Hamas militants.
The Pentagon later freely implicated Tehran of the attack.
“We state these claims as totally declined and useless,” stated foreign ministry representative Nasser Kanani when inquired about the United States allegations.
“Such claims are focused on predicting, sidetracking spotlight, and concealing for the complete assistance of the American federal government for the criminal offenses of the Zionist program (Israel) in Gaza,” he included.
The Gaza Strip has actually withstood over 11 weeks of Israeli air and ground attacks that have actually eliminated more than 20,400 individuals, primarily ladies and kids, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run seaside area.
Israel has actually pledged to squash Hamas after the Palestinian militant group performed a cross-border attack on Oct 7 that eliminated around 1,140 individuals in Israel, primarily civilians, according to an AFP tally based upon Israeli figures.
Palestinian militants likewise abducted about 250 individuals, 129 of whom Israel states stay in Gaza.
Kanani likewise knocked as “recurring” and “threadbare” current remarks by UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron who branded Iran a “malign impact in the area and the world” and prompted a “set of deterrent steps versus” it.
The Islamic Republic, which supports Hamas economically and militarily, has actually hailed the Oct 7 attacks as a “success” however rejected any direct participation.
Yemeni rebels’ current attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea have actually triggered significant companies to reroute their freight vessels around the southern suggestion of Africa, a lot longer trip with greater fuel expenses.
Iran has actually consistently dismissed United States and Israeli allegations that Tehran was associated with attacks by the Houthisstating the group was acting upon its own.