A senior Russian foreign ministry official strictly rejects existence of any indications pointing to Iran�s likely involvement in a recent attack on an Israeli oil tanker off the Omani coast.

"We have not the slightest reason to believe [that Iran was involved in the attack],� the Russian Foreign Ministry�s Second Asian Department Director, Zamir Kabulov told Russia�s Sputnik news agency on Monday.

In a statement on Friday, Zodiac Maritime, the Israeli-owned firm managing the tanker, said that two crewmen, a Briton and a Romanian, had been killed in the assault.

The Israeli regime and its sworn allies, the United States and the UK, rushed to accuse Iran of having a role in the incident, without providing any evidence. The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also alleged that the attack was deliberate and coordinated by Tehran.

Kabulov, however, reiterated Russia�s stance, saying Moscow�s refusal to corroborate such accusations was because �we have no facts.�

�When there are facts, then we will work out our position," he added.