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Iran Summons Britain's Ambassador to Tehran About Tankers

Carla Babb

   MargaretBesheerand Wayne Lee contributed to this report.
   Iran summoned the British ambassador to Tehran on Saturday after
   Britain placed the blame on the country for the attacks on two oil
   tankers in the Gulf of Oman, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.
   "During the meeting with Iran's Foreign Ministry official, Iran
   strongly criticized Britain's unacceptable stance regarding the attacks
   in the Gulf of Oman. ... No other country but Britain has supported
   America's accusations over the attacks," ISNA reported.
   British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt put out a statement Friday
   blaming Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the attacks
   and asserting no other state or nonstate actor could have been behind
   them. Iran is denying it had anything to do with the attacks.

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