Distressing - Oil Tanker Explosion Was Terror Attack

Looks like a false flag of one vein or another -

An explosion on an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf last week has been determined to have been an act of terror, the United Arab Emirates said today, an ominous development that signals that al Qaeda may be threatening the oil industry’s most heavily traveled shipping lane.

An investigation by the UAE Coast Guard determined that the Japanese vessel M. Star was likely hit by a small boat laden with homemade explosives. The blast injured one crewman and left a dent in the ship’s starboard side.

The massive ship, which was carrying 270,000 tons of oil to Japan, continued its journey and wasn’t even sure it had been attacked.

The Real Effect
Regardless of it's veracity, there are several problems with this position.

1. Who did it? Or more accurately qui bono?
2. I doubt that the leaders will wait to actually figure out who did what. What will be more important to them is that we act now. Because we all know hasty ill-informed decision make for good policy.
3. Given the impulse to act now and the physical proximity to Iran, can there be little doubt that before any actual evidence is revealed that lawmakers will be calling for Iran's (or possibly Yemen) head?