Oman says no party has claimed responsibility for attacks on its territory


March 29 (Reuters) - Oman's ⁠foreign ministry said on Sunday that ⁠it condemns attacks on its territory, ‌adding that no party has claimed responsibility.

It said authorities were investigating the attacks' "sources and motives" without ​providing further details or specifying ⁠any specific attack.

Oman ⁠said on Saturday that a worker was injured ⁠in ‌a drone attack on the Gulf country's Salalah port and ⁠Danish container shipping group Maersk said later ​that ‌it temporarily halted its operations at the ⁠port ​after Saturday's attack.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that they targeted a U.S. support ⁠vessel at a "considerable" distance from ​Salalah port, Iranian media reported.

"As we have previously stated, the national sovereignty of our brotherly ⁠and friendly country Oman is respected by the Islamic Republic of Iran," it added.

On March 11, drones struck oil storage ​facilities at Salalah port. ⁠Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Oman's sultan ​in a phone call ‌that the incident would ​be investigated.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Jaidaa TahaEditing by David Goodman)

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