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The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that… Tehran It deals responsibly with the security of maritime navigation, and it is an essential part of ensuring the security of territorial waters, noting that United State It is not in a position to bring accusations against Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani considered – in a press conference – that there was “no value” to Washington’s accusations against his country of targeting a ship in the Indian Ocean last weekend, reiterating his rejection of those accusations, which he said were being raised for political goals and to cover up American crimes in the Gaza Strip, according to what he said.
Kanaani added that “the biggest culprit” in the past two months is the US administration, “the first and last responsible for starting and continuing the Israeli war,” and that Iran “is always considered an essential part of the security of maritime navigation.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statements came today, Monday, after a commercial ship was attacked the day before Saturday by a drone in the Indian Ocean, causing damage but causing no casualties. The US Department of Defense said:Pentagon) This plane was “launched from Iran.”
Agence France-Presse quoted an American military official as saying that a container ship owned by an Israeli businessman was attacked by a drone in the Indian Ocean last Friday.
This comes in the wake of a series of attacks launched by the Ansar Allah group The Houthis On commercial ships in the Red Sea, west of Yemen, they said they were linked to Israel, “in support of the Palestinian people who are being subjected to Israeli aggression in Gaza strip“, according to statements by leaders in the group.
In addition, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the British government, saying that the United Kingdom has always played a “role in destabilizing and insecurity in the region.”
In response to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s statements in which he said that Iran has a “total malign influence in the region and the world,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman pledged to strengthen deterrence measures against it and its allies.
Tehran has previously repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks launched by the Houthis on ships, and an Iranian official said yesterday, Sunday, that Israel’s accusations against his country of targeting ships with drones “are a lie, and their aim is political,” warning that any Israeli move threatens Tehran’s national security in international waterways.” “He will meet with a response you do not expect.”
The Iranian official added to Al Jazeera that the idea of establishing an international coalition in the Red Sea and…Bab al-Mandab “It will complicate the situation and deepen instability,” he noted, noting that Tehran explicitly told Washington, “We are not firefighters, and we do not issue orders to our allies in the axis of resistance,” and that the Houthi attacks are “a result of the American position in full support of Israel,” according to him.
This comes in light of Washington’s announcement of the formation of a multinational coalition, which the Pentagon said last Thursday that more than 20 countries had agreed to participate in to protect trade movement in the Red Sea.
The Houthi group also responded regarding this alliance by saying that its operations in the Red Sea will not stop with the aim of supporting the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli aggression on Gaza, and “it is not a show of force or a challenge to anyone,” according to what it said.
