However, the Japanese operator of Kokuka Courageous said the crew saw "flying objects" just before the attack
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Pakistani sources were also quoted as saying that the tankers had sent distress calls
Saudis have consistently taken the position that they need to match Iran's missile capability
The EU countries had been considering the idea of a special payment channel with Iran since last year
The DNK report said the attacks had been carried out between six and 10 nautical miles off Fujairah, which lies close to the Strait of Hormuz
Tensions heighten between Washington and Tehran
The U.S. in recent days has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to the Gulf region, plus four B-52 bombers
If the incident is tied to Tehran it would raise questions about whether harder-liners in Iran attempt to up the ante regionally
"In Iran, any practice that contradicts Islam is regarded as a national security threat, punished severely by the court system"
The state threatens to remove a foster child from her family, not because of any suspicion of ill-treatment of the child, but because her mother exercises her freedom of speech
