US convinced Iran behind suicide drone attack; Iran blames ‘Zionist conspiracy’ August 8, 2021 Damage to the Mercer Street caused by an explosive Iranian-made UAV (Courtesy: CENTCOM)(Courtesy: CENTCOM)US convinced Iran behind suicide drone attack; Iran blames ‘Zionist conspiracy’ Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/us-convinced-iran-behind-suicide-drone-attack-iran-blames-zionist-conspiracy/ Email Print “Iran was actively involved in this attack,” said a CENTCOM spokesman.By Lauren Marcus, World Israel NewsThe U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Friday that their preliminary investigation found that Iran is behind last weekâs suicide drone attack on the Mercer Street.The Liberian-flagged, Japanese-flagged oil tanker was sailing off through the Gulf of Oman on July 30 when it was attacked by an explosive UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) which killed two crew members, a Briton and Romanian. The vessel was likely targeted because it is managed by a company belonging to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.The CENTCOM statement revealed that the ship had been the target of âtwo unsuccessful explosive UAV attacksâ on July 29, which had been reported to authorities via distress calls. The surviving crew showed investigators debris that theyâd pulled from the water the night of the attempted attacks, which investigators said corroborated the crewâs reports.The deadly explosion on July 30 was so powerful that it âcreated an approximately 6-foot diameter hole in the topside of the pilot house and badly damaged the interior,â the statement continued.Read UN Security Council to convene over alleged Israeli strike on senior Iranian commander in Syria After chemical testing, investigators said the explosive was nitrate-based and had been ârigged to cause injury and destruction.âRecovered debris from the scene, including part of the UAVâs wing and internal components, were sent for analysis at a U.S. naval intelligence base in Manama, Bahrain and a laboratory in the U.S.âU.S. experts concluded based on the evidence that this UAV was produced in Iran,â CENTCOM said.The remnants matched previously collected samples of downed Iranian-made UAVs, CENTCOM said, adding that British and Israeli investigators concurred with the Americansâ findings. In a separate statement, CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Bill Urban said that âbased on the vertical fin being identical to those identified on one of the Iranian designed and produced one-way attack âkamikazeâ UAV family, that Iran was actively involved in this attack.âIn a joint statement released Friday, the foreign ministers of the G7 States (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.) condemned Iran for the attack.âThis was a deliberate and targeted attack, and a clear violation of international law,â the statement said. âAll available evidence clearly points to Iran. There is no justification for this attackIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh responded in a statement that the G7 condemnation consisted of âbaseless accusations.âRead WATCH: Former Iranian diplomat say US is complicit in Israel's 'crimes' while Iran is exempt Israel is likely the real culprit behind the attack, the spokesman added.âFor experts and those who know the history of this region, it is not a new thing that the Zionist regime would design such conspiracies,â Khatibzadeh said. CENTCOMG7IranIranian threatMercer Street