Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the air of the Kan television and radio company that Iran was behind the explosion on an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Oman, RIA Novosti reported.

Last Friday, Israeli media reported that an explosion occurred on Thursday on an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Oman. no one was injured. What exactly caused the explosion was not reported.

Netanyahu added that Iran is Israel's biggest enemy and again noted the importance of not getting nuclear weapons with or without a deal.

Earlier on Sunday, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defense forces were repelling an Israeli attack over the Damascus suburb. The Israeli army told RIA Novosti that they would not comment on foreign media reports. In turn, the Israeli media, in particular the Gaalei IDF radio station and the Jerusalem Post, suggested that the attack in Syria could be related to the situation with an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Oman.

As reported earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz believes that Iran could be behind the attack on an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.