<p class="content-excerpt">'The Iranian attack on a tanker transiting international waters was deliberate, flagrant, and dangerous'</p> <div class="components"> <p>The U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday confirmed that the drone used in the November 15 attack on an Israeli tanker off the coast of Oman was an Iranian-made "Shahed-136" suicide drone.</p> <p>Last week, a self-destructing drone&nbsp;<a class="link" title="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1668590480-drone-strikes-israeli-ship-off-coast-of-oman-report" href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1668590480-drone-strikes-israeli-ship-off-coast-of-oman-report" _mce_href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1668590480-drone-strikes-israeli-ship-off-coast-of-oman-report">attacked the Pacific Zircon</a>&nbsp;– a Liberian-flagged tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire – while carrying gas and oil.&nbsp;In a statement, the United States Navy said it "confirmed Iran's connection" to the attack.</p> <div class="taboola-wrapper"> <div class=" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_ab_mid-article-thumbnails_abp-mode "></div> </div> <p>"Two U.S. Navy explosive ordnance technicians boarded Pacific Zircon… to assess the damage and collect unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) debris fragments for forensic analysis. During a two-hour survey and evidence collection process, the technicians also obtained explosive residue samples for lab testing," the U.S. Navy said in its statement.</p> </div>