Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship

The Israeli-owned cargo ship, Helios Ray, sits docked in port after arriving earlier in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday (Kamran Jebreili/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week.

Mr Netanyahu spoke to Israeli public broadcaster Kan and said that “it was indeed an act by Iran, that’s clear”.