Iran said on Friday it was responsible for maintaining the security of the Strai...
DUBAI - Iran said on Friday it was responsible for maintaining the security of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, state radio reported, adding that blaming it for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman was alarming.
The United States blamed Iran for attacks on the two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday that drove up oil prices and raised concern about a new U.S.-Iranian confrontation. Iran has rejected it. Almost a fifth of the world’s oil passes through the Strait - some 17.2 million barrels per day . Consumption was about 100 million bpd in 2017, data from analytics firm Vortexa showed.
The U.S. military’s Central Command also released photographs showing the apparent mine, which attaches to the side of a ship magnetically, before it was removed later in the day.
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