Main opposition slams gov't for not identifying Iran behind attack on Korean vessel

“The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday criticized the government for downplaying a strike on a Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and refraining from describing it as an Iranian attack. A Korean investigation team has concluded that two "unidentified airborne objects" caused an explosion and fire aboard the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Namu, operated by Korean shipping firm HMM Co., in the conflict-hit strait last week. "Our government earlier insisted there were low chances that the vessel had come under attack," PPP leader Jang Dong-hyeok said during a meeting of the party's supreme council. "Now that the strike has been confirmed, it is saying it will not prejudge who was behind the attack. "(The government) has no willingness whatsoever to protect the safety and property of the people," he added. Jang also argued that Iranian state media has already acknowledged the attacks. "It's like the attacker is making a confession, and the person who got hit is denying it," he said. Last week, Iran's state-run Press TV published a commentary piece implying that t

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