The US Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker that was attacked on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the US military said on Saturday, adding the ship was most likely hit by a drone strike.
The Mercer Street, a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned vessel, is currently being escorted by the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the US Central Command said in a statement. Two crew members died in the attack.
"US Navy explosives experts are aboard to ensure there is no additional danger to the crew, and are prepared to support an investigation into the attack," said the Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia.
"Initial indications clearly point to a UAV-style (drone) attack," it added.
Israel's foreign minister blamed Iran on Friday for the attack, which killed two crewmen, a British and a Romanian.
US and European sources familiar with intelligence reporting said on Friday Iran was their leading suspect for the incident, which a US defense official said appeared to have been carried out by a drone, but stressed their governments were seeking conclusive evidence.
Al Alam TV, the Iranian government's Arabic-language television network, cited unnamed sources as saying the attack on the ship came in response to a suspected, unspecified Israeli attack on Dabaa airport in Syria.
There was no immediate official reaction from Iran to the accusation that it may have been responsible.
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran since April have stalled. One of Washington's main demands is that Iran agree to negoatiate over its role in the region, which Tehran says is out os question.
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