In the aftermath of Thursday's attack, Corbyn took to social media to warn that the UK government's rhetoric concerning the issue would "only increase the threat of war." He suggested that they should be working to "ease tensions in the Gulf" and called for "credible evidence" to be put forward before entering into the blame game.
A viewpoint that riled Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who branded the Labour leader "pathetic and predictable," and asked why Corbyn can never back "British allies" [the US] or "British intelligence."
Home Secretary Sajid Javid also waded in on Twitter, claiming Corbyn was "never on the side of the country he seeks to lead," preferring to side with those that 'threaten Britain's national security'.
Comment: With politicians like those above running your country (and Parliament is riddled with them) who needs enemies?
Painted as some kind of extremist by the UK government, Corbyn has found solidarity from EU nations and the UN secretary-general on this highly contentious issue. Ironically, Britain has been left isolated in their full backing of the US narrative, one that explicitly blames Iran for the events in the Gulf of Oman.
EU stance
Nathalie Tocci, a senior adviser to the European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, said, "Before we blame someone, we need credible evidence."
Ulrike Demmer, a spokeswoman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, told reporters in Berlin on Friday that a "spiral of escalation" must be avoided.
The United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation. He told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday: "It's very important to know the truth (and) that responsibilities are clarified. Obviously that can only be done if there is an independent entity that verifies those facts."
The UK Foreign Office released a statement on Friday saying "it is almost certain that a branch of the Iranian military," the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, was behind the attack.
Comment: 'Almost certain' is the new 'highly likely'. Either the Foreign Office has irrefutable evidence no one else has seen - highly UNlikely - or they're complicit in war propaganda.
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated that Washington believes it was "unmistakable" that Iran was responsible for the attacks. Tehran has denied the US allegations, branding them "ridiculous" and "dangerous."
"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
Hermann Goering, at the Nuremberg Trials after WWII