Iran's Defense Minister, Amir Hatami, on Wednesday "categorically rejected" accusations that Tehran was behind two tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week, describing evidence presented by Washington as "unsubstantiated", AFP reported.

"Accusations levelled against Iran’s armed forces and the published film with regards to the incident (that) happened to the vessels ... are unsubstantiated and we categorically reject these accusations," Hatami said Wednesday, as quoted by the IRNA news agency.


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