Iran calls tanker explosions 'suspicious' as global concern grows

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described reported attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz as "suspicious" as they coincided with a meeting between Japan's prime minister and Iran's supreme leader.
The incidents on Thursday near the strategic sea lane - through which one-third of all oil traded by sea passes - left one vessel ablaze and the other adrift, forcing scores of the crew to abandon the ships.
Al Jazeera's correspondents report from from the White House, Tehran, and the United Nations.

Time stamps:
Mike Hanna, United Nations at 1:46
Dorsa Jabbari, Tehran at 3:35
Kimberly Halkett at 6:23

Thumbnail image credit: Artjom Lofitski / Tallart

Subscribe to our channel
Follow us on Twitter
Find us on Facebook
Check our website:

#BreakingNews #GulfofOman #OilTankersAttack

al jazeera live,al jazeera english,al jazeera,aljazeera,gulf tension,gulf news,oman latest news,gulf of oman,arabian gulf,arabian gulf tensions,breaking news,gulf of oman attack,gulf of oman tankers attack,hormuz strait,iran,middle east,oil tankers attack,persian gulf,saudi arabia,tensions in the gulf,united arab emirates,us-iran tensions,