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DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Iran denies Israel's
accusation that Tehran targeted an Israeli oil tanker on Feb.
10, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on
Monday.
The captain of the Liberian-flagged Campo Square said on
Saturday it had been lightly damaged by an airborne object on
Feb. 10 while sailing through the Arabian Sea. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran was
responsible.
Shipping databases linked the tanker to Zodiac Maritime,
which is controlled by Israeli shipping magnate Eyal Ofer.
"We strongly reject the Zionist regime's accusation against
Iran regarding the attack on the Israeli tanker," Kanaani said
during a weekly news conference.
"We are very active in maintaining security and freedom of
navigation in international waters and will continue to do so,"
he added.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Hugh Lawson and
Philippa Fletcher)
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