By Staff, Agencies

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Iran is responsible for the Thursday explosion that took place on board an ‘Israeli’-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations [UKMTO], a cargo ship had been hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman at 20:40 GMT.

"This was indeed an operation by Iran. That is clear," Netanyahu claimed in remarks to Kan Radio on Monday.

When asked whether the Zionist entity would retaliate for the incident, Netanyahu repeated previous statements about his drive to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

He spoke a day after ‘Israeli’ War Minister Benny Gantz alleged that Iran could be responsible for the explosion, which caused several holes in the port and starboard sides of the Bahamian-flagged ship.