The Iranian MFA categorically denies the accusations of Tehran's involvement in the attack on an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Oman, voiced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh noted.

Earlier on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of attacking the Jewish state-owned ship Helios Ray in the Gulf of Oman last week. According to him, there is no doubt that it was an Iranian operation.

On Friday, the United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Organization reported an explosion on a ship off the coast of the Gulf of Oman. No one was injured. In turn, Reuters, referring to the British company Dryad Global, which deals with safety at sea, reported that it is about the Helios Ray vessel, which was heading to Singapore from the port of Dammam in Saudi Arabia. According to the agency, the vessel is owned by a Tel Aviv-based company and is used to transport vehicles.