Russia: Groundless accusations against Iran over the situation in the Gulf of Oman are unacceptable
Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that groundless accusations against Iran about the situation in the Gulf of Oman are "hard to accept".
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“We have not forgotten the tube of white powder (which US Secretary of State Colin Powell presented in 2003 at the UN Security Council as evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, which was not subsequently confirmed). We still remember it. And therefore, we have learned to be restrained in our assessment and prefer to soberly assess the situation, waiting until some convincing data appears. To call such data secret, in this case, is completely absurd,” Peskov said in an interview with the “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” program on the “Rossiya-1” channel.
“Such incidents really have the potential to shake the world economy, and therefore the baseless accusations here are hardly acceptable,” he said.
On June 13, two oil tankers, the Front Altair and the Kokuka Courageous, were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. There was an explosion and fire on board. The crew of the damaged ship was evacuated to Iranian territory and a US destroyer. There were 11 Russian citizens on the Front Altair and none of them were injured.
