An unnamed investigator told the agency Nournews that “considering the geographical location and the way the ship was targeted, one of the strong possibilities is that this terrorist operation was carried out by the Zionist regime,” Reuters reported.
Israel has repeatedly launched airstrikes against Iranian militiamen in Syria in an attempt to stop the Islamic republic gaining a foothold on its border.
Earlier this month this month Israeli’s Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel suggested an Iranian tanker might have been responsible for a serious oil spill along Israel’s coast last month.
On Saturday night, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz stressed that Israel was “not responsible” for the pollution which has been viewed as the country’s worst environmental disasters.
Israel has also blamed Iran for an attack which damaged an Israeli-owned vessel in the Gulf of Oman last month.
