Iran is suggesting that Wednesday's unprecedented drone attack on a US-owned gas-processing vessel moored at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was a false flag. Some reports pointed to the Iranians, while others alleged the Houthis may have attacked the Mediterranean port. Two separate security sources said the cause ⁠of the blast was a drone strike." But Tehran has since vehemently denied it was behind the alleged drone strike, with on Thursday its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issuing a statement raising the prospect of an Israeli false flag. Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us.