DUBAI: Iran was not involved in an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman, the Iranian Foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday, referring to an incident last week that killed two and which Israel blamed on the Islamic Republic.

"The Zionist regime (Israel) has created insecurity terror and violence these accusations about Iran's involvement are condemned by Tehran," Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly news conference.

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