UNITED NATIONS, June 14 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an independent investigation into this week's attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
"It is very important to know the truth, and it is very important that responsibilities are clarified," the UN chief told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, noting "that can only be done if there is some independent entity that verifies those facts."
"Whatever happens in the international community, we will be supportive of any initiative in this regard, provided it is truly independent," the UN chief said when answering a question regarding the attacks and their investigation.
The secretary-general further noted that "the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the Gulf."
Earlier Thursday, two oil tankers were hit in the Gulf of Oman. At least one of them was operated by a Japanese company.
The attacks came amid Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Iran, who was seeking to help ease tensions between Iran and the United States.
In May, four commercial vessels reportedly suffered similar sabotage off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
The university of life 生活经历
Drama queen 小题大做的人
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
Going forward 从今往后
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
Test the water 试探,摸底
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
Old-school 老一套,老派
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
White / blue-collar worker 白领,蓝领
Knee-jerk reaction 本能反映
Cyborg beetle and the teenage brain 半机械甲虫,青少年脑部发育
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星,83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
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Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Axe to grind 别有用心
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It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
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Off the hook 脱身
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