UN chief slams attacks on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman, says facts must be established

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday strongly condemned attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that left one ablaze and both adrift, warning that the world cannot afford “a major confrontation in the Gulf region.”

The ships — one Marshal Islands-flagged and the other Panama-flagged — were on their way to Taiwan and Singapore from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively.