The alleged Iranian attack on oil tanks in the Gulf of Oman raised global concerns about the "oil war" in the 1980s, when oil tankers were often positioned and American warships and Iranian forces fought for cats and cats.
The shipping analysts said that this week's attack on two oil companies has caused tensions in the Gulf region to be the highest since 1987, when Iraq and Iran began to destroy each other's oil infrastructure and caused the price of oil to rise. maritime insurance will increase.
The end of the tank war was only after the deployment of the largest naval escort team in the United States since World War II to protect Kuwaiti oil tankers and US forces and Iranian ships.
"In the last four weeks, we've had six tank truck explosions in the area, the industry is as close to the conflict as it used to be," said Richard Meade, editor of the Lloyd's Register shipping intelligence agency.
"Since the end of the 1980s, we have not seen oil companies become targets or problems in this way, it is understandable that this industry is very nervous, which is very serious."
At the same time, according to CNN, US officials said Iranian troops tried to shoot down a US drone in the Gulf of Oman shortly before attacking two oil tankers on Thursday.
If confirmed, this attempt will show that Iran is willing to fight the United States directly in the Persian Gulf, rather than against non-US targets to avoid US military reprisals.
According to reports, the drone observed the Iranian ships near two tankers, but did not capture them actually attacked.
According to reports, another US drone. UU It was successfully knocked down by the Hussein rebels who received support from Iran last week in Yemen. The rebels took pictures of a wrecked plane, but the United States has not officially confirmed what happened.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani reiterated his threat on Saturday to undermine the 2015 nuclear deal by restoring high-grade uranium that can be used for nuclear weapons.
Rohani said that unless European signatories of the nuclear agreement find a way to bypass US sanctions and ease Iran's economy in crisis, advanced enrichment will resume in July.
"Iran can not unilaterally defend this agreement," Rohani told Russia, China and other Asian leaders at a meeting in Tajikistan.
He did not mention the tanker incident, but Iran denied this responsibility.
After Labor leaders questioned whether there was solid evidence that Iran was responsible for the attack this week, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and several other conservative leaders also condemned Jeremy Corbin.
A video published by the United States showed that the Iranian troops tried to hide the evidence of the attack on the tanker. The British government said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is responsible for "almost certainly."
"There is no reliable evidence of oil tanker attacks, and government comments will only increase the threat of war," Corbyn said.
Mr. Hunt said the comments were "sad and predictable." "From Salisbury to the Middle East, why would you never allow yourself to support British allies, British intelligence or British interests?" Hunt said.
Dominic Raab, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid also criticized Mr. Corbyn's comments. Mr. Rab said that the leader of the Labor Party allowed "his anti-American bias to distort his moral guidance and his political judgment."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass also said that the grainy video published by the United States "is not enough" to show that Iran supports the attack. The United Nations requires an independent investigation into what is happening.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said there must be a "quick and decisive" response to the threat of energy supply from the attack.
The oil war began in 1981, but three years later, Saddam Hussein's forces attacked the Iranian tanker, and Iran responded with a Kuwaiti tanker carrying Iraqi oil, and a full-scale conflict erupted.
In the eight years of fighting, more than 450 ships were attacked. Surprised by the spiraling conflict, the United States placed the Kuwaiti oil tanker under its own protection and deployed 30 warships in the Persian Gulf.
The conflict led to a direct struggle between Iran and the United States, including defamation
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