At the same time as summoning the British embassy charge d'affaires, the Iranian Foreign Ministry also summoned the Romanian ambassador

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran also summoned the Romanian Ambassador to Tehran in connection with the attack on the Mercer Street ship, at the same time as the British Embassy was summoned. In a meeting with the Romanian ambassador, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the Iranian attack on the ship a "false and invalid accusation."