UK group warns of Oman Sea incident as Japan PM visits Iran
(WorldNews Japan)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.K. maritime safety group warned Thursday of an unspecified incident in the Gulf of Oman and urged `extreme caution` amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran and a high-stakes visit by the Japanese prime minister to Iran. Iranian media claimed - without offering any evidence - that there had been an explosion in the area targeting oil tankers. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British navy, put out the alert but did not elaborate on the incident. It said it...