U.S., U.K, and Israel blame Iran for fatal drone attack on oil tanker

Washington — The U.S. joined the U.K. and Israel in blaming Iran for the drone attack that killed two crew members of the oil tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman last week. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement Sunday said the U.S. is "confident" Iran conducted the attack, which killed a U.K. national and a Romanian national last Thursday. Blinken said Iran is increasingly employing the "lethal capability" of one-way explosive drones in the region. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied responsibility for the attack.