Israel blames Iran as ‘drone strike’ hits tanker off Oman

DUBAI: Israel blamed Iran on Wednesday after what it said was a drone strike hit a tanker operated by an Israeli-owned firm carrying gas oil off the coast of Oman.there were no reports of casualties or any leakage of the cargo. An Israeli official told AFP that the strike on the tanker was “an Iranian provocation” that aimed to “disrupt the environment” before the football World Cup opens in Qatar. Iran and Israel are bitter foes and a “shadow war” has seen a spate of attacks on ships from both sides that they have blamed on each other.