(AP-Washington Post) Jon Gambrell - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday blamed Iran for a drone attack Thursday on the Japanese-owned, Israeli-operated oil tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman that killed two people. Bennett said Israeli intelligence had evidence linking Iran to the attack. Iran and its militia allies have used "suicide" drones in attacks previously. A U.S. official said the drone attack blasted a hole through the top of the oil tanker's bridge, killing the Romanian captain and a British security guard.
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