Oman says no party has claimed responsibility for attacks on its territory; probe underway

Oman's ​foreign ​ministry said on Sunday ​that it condemns attacks on its ‌territory, ⁠adding that ⁠no party has ​claimed responsibility.

It said authorities ​were investigating the attacks' "sources and motives" ​without providing ⁠further details.

Oman ‌said ​on ​Saturday ⁠that a worker was injured ​in a drone attack ​on the Gulf country's Salalah port and Danish ‌container shipping group Maersk said ​later that ​it temporarily ⁠halted its operations at the port after ​Saturday's attack.


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Iran's Revolutionary Guards ​said on Saturday that they targeted ​a U.S. support vessel at a "considerable" distance from Salalah port, Iranian media reported.



"As we have previously stated, the national sovereignty of our ‌brotherly and friendly country Oman is respected by the Islamic ​Republic ​of Iran," ⁠it added. On March 11, drones struck oil storage facilities at Salalah port. Iranian President ​Masoud Pezeshkian told Oman's sultan in a phone call that the incident would be investigated.