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Japan distancing itself from U.S. claims of
Iranian involvement in tanker attacks
JIJI, REUTERS
JUN 18, 2019
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The government is avoiding taking sides in the dispute
surrounding U.S. claims of Iranian involvement in
Thursday’s attacks on two oil tankers, including
one operated by a Japanese company, near the Strait of Hormuz.

In order not to harm Japan’s traditional friendly ties with Iran,
the government is also reluctant to take up the incident when
it chairs a Group of 20 summit in the city of Osaka on
June 28 and 29, a government source said.