Iran's U.N. envoy denies Tehran's involvement in tanker attacks

Iran's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday brushed aside U.S. claims that Tehran is responsible for attacks on two oil tankers near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz."Strongly we are rejecting any accusation of Iran," Eshagh Al Habib told a small group of reporters shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Tehran for the attacks."Definitely, those that accuse Iran have the main role in creating those incidents and it could be the United States itself," Habib said.Apparently with Israel and Saudi Arabia in mind, the Iranian envoy also said there are …READ FULL ARTICLE