Iran rejects Israel Prime Minister's charge it attacked ship

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday "strongly" rejected accusations by Israel's Prime Minister that Tehran was behind a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship

Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Tehran of attack on Israeli ship. Credit: AFP Photo

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday "strongly" rejected accusations by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Tehran was behind a recent attack on an Israeli-owned ship on the Gulf of Oman.

"We strongly deny this accusation," spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a press conference, adding that "the source of this accusation itself shows how invalid (the claim) is."