joining israel s prime minister and blaming iran for the drone strike on an oil tanker in the arabian sea is believed to be a deadly attack on shipping in the region, trey yingst has more from the middle east bureau. good afternoon two people killed on thursday and the arabian defeat on an attack on oil tanker israeli officials say iran is doubling. it is linked to an israeli billionaire and hit with a suicide drone according to u.s. officials the uss ronald reagan rushed to the site ultimately escorting the tinker, no country has taken responsibility for the attack although iranian and state media says it happened to the israeli strikes last week the foreign minister called on the united kingdom to respond strongly to the incident since one of the people killed was a british national event comes as iran is wearing in a new president on thursday hard-line
which denies involvement. so far, no one has claimed responsibility. trey yingst is live in jerusalem with more. hi, trey. reporter: alicia, good afternoon. two people were killed thursday in the arabian sea during an attack against an oil tanker. today, israel says iran is to blame. the vessel is linked to an israeli billionaire and was reportedly hit with a suicide drone. the uss ronald reagan escorted the tanker to a safe lotion. no no country has taken responsibility for the attack. iranian state media says it happened in response to israeli strikes against syria last week. they called on the united kingdom to respond strongly to the incident since one of the people killed was a british national. this comes as iran prepares to swear in a new president president on thursday. the hard line judge will take over as the country s new leader and is considered to be far more hawkish than the current president.
and said if she stopped feeding the cats, she will be off the hook. he also said this wasn t a couple of cats but closer to two dozen cats and the neighborhood complained and it s been going on for years, this cat feeding. still her son says the punishment seems a bit extreme. i understand my mother has broken the law with this. but it should have been reviewed individually. why would you send a 79-year-old lady to jail for feeding cats? magistrate short says he s not known as a hard-line judge and he understands the woman has had a hard time since her husband died a couple years ago and the cats are hungry out there. she fed them. he confirms his boss is scheduled a review hearing for tuesday to see if there s more appropriate outcome for the 79-year-old whose crime is feeding cats.
we ve heard different reports. how confident are you that we get a verdict or conclusion to this case over next week? i m not 100% convinced even though mr. rezaian s lawyer telling journalists this has been the final hearing but the same time the press agency fill eighted to the judiciary actually said it is up to the judge, this famous hard-line judge currently trying mr. rezaian, to decide whether he will need another hearing or that this is it. if this is it, we can expect a ruling within a week. jenna: this judge is described as a hard-liner. what does that mean? for us looking from outside in, hard-liner can mean anything to us as far as judges in iran. how did he get the reputation if what does it mean for this case. this judge basically put several political activists on