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| Tanker attack: Tensions rise as Iran and Israel trade accusations | Tanker attack: Tensions rise as Iran and Israel trade accusations |
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| Naftali Bennett raised speculation about retaliation, saying "we know how to send a message to Iran in our own way" | Naftali Bennett raised speculation about retaliation, saying "we know how to send a message to Iran in our own way" |
| Israel's PM has said he knows "with certainty" Iran was involved in a deadly tanker attack off Oman, accusations Tehran called "baseless". | Israel's PM has said he knows "with certainty" Iran was involved in a deadly tanker attack off Oman, accusations Tehran called "baseless". |
| Two crew members died when the MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked on Thursday. | Two crew members died when the MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked on Thursday. |
| Israeli PM Naftali Bennett warned "we know how to send a message to Iran", while Tehran said it would "not hesitate to defend its interests". | Israeli PM Naftali Bennett warned "we know how to send a message to Iran", while Tehran said it would "not hesitate to defend its interests". |
| There have been several recent attacks on Israeli- and Iranian-operated ships. | There have been several recent attacks on Israeli- and Iranian-operated ships. |
| The attacks since March have been seen as tit-for-tat incidents. | The attacks since March have been seen as tit-for-tat incidents. |
| The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, says this undeclared shadow war - and its counter-denials - had been heating up, but the human casualties on the Mercer Street marked a significant escalation. | The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, says this undeclared shadow war - and its counter-denials - had been heating up, but the human casualties on the Mercer Street marked a significant escalation. |
| A British security guard and a Romanian crew member died on the Zodiac Maritime-operated vessel, with the US pointing to a drone attack. | |
| Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters Israel "must stop such baseless accusations". | Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters Israel "must stop such baseless accusations". |
| He said of the allegations: "Whoever sows the wind reaps the whirlwind." | He said of the allegations: "Whoever sows the wind reaps the whirlwind." |
| Mr Bennett told a cabinet meeting on Sunday intelligence evidence existed that Iran had carried out the attack. | Mr Bennett told a cabinet meeting on Sunday intelligence evidence existed that Iran had carried out the attack. |
| He called on the international community to make it clear that Iran had "made a serious mistake". | He called on the international community to make it clear that Iran had "made a serious mistake". |
| He added: "In any case, we know how to send a message to Iran in our own way." | He added: "In any case, we know how to send a message to Iran in our own way." |
| EXPLAINED: Iran and Israel's shadow war | EXPLAINED: Iran and Israel's shadow war |
| Iran has also accused Israel of attacks on its nuclear sites and scientists. | Iran has also accused Israel of attacks on its nuclear sites and scientists. |
| It comes against a backdrop of talks in Vienna that are trying to revive a 2015 international deal under which sanctions on Iran are lifted in return for commitments from Tehran to curb its nuclear programme. Western countries accuse Iran of trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran, in turn, denies this, insisting its nuclear programme is focused on research and power generation. | It comes against a backdrop of talks in Vienna that are trying to revive a 2015 international deal under which sanctions on Iran are lifted in return for commitments from Tehran to curb its nuclear programme. Western countries accuse Iran of trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran, in turn, denies this, insisting its nuclear programme is focused on research and power generation. |