Two Dead After Oil Tanker Attack; U.S., UK, Blame Iran

The United States and the United Kingdom have blamed Iran for the Mercer Street tanker attack that killed two. The Mercer Street was attacked with drones on Friday off the Omani coast. The tanker is managed by UK-based Zodiac Maritime, a company owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. ”We join our partners and allies in our strong condemnation of the attack against the Mercer Street, a commercial ship that was peacefully transiting through the north Arabian Sea in international waters,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in…