Iran's FM spox: Israel main suspect behind attack on cargo ship

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the Zionist regime is the main suspect in the recent attack in the Mediterranean against Iranian cargo ship, and noted that Tehran reserves the right for any retaliatory move, reported by Fars News Agency.

“Given the geographical location of the attack it is possible that this terrorist act was carried out by the Zionist regime,” he said.

"Whenever the region moves toward peace, this regime [Israel] tries to cause unrest for a clear reason, that it sees all its survival in crisis and insecurity, and thinks chaos can help prolong its existence,” the spokesman went on to say.

He stressed that Iran reserves the right to use every option to respond to the attack once the perpetrators are identified.

In relevant remarks Khatibzadeh said on Wednesday, "Reports confirm the sabotage attack on the ship, which is in clear violation of international law and the laws of the seas."

He condemned the attack, and said, "Adopting the necessary measures to identify the perpetrators of this sabotage act is on the agenda of different bodies, and the necessary follow-ups in this regard about its various dimensions are seriously on the agenda."

Iran’s cargo ship Shahr-e Kord was attacked in the international waters of the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Spokesman for the Iranian Shipping Company Ali Ghiasian said, adding that part of the vessel was damaged in the terrorist attack.