The Trump administration is blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leveled the accusation from the State Department briefing room on Thursday.
“It is the assessment of the United States government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks the occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,” Pompeo said in a roughly five-minute statement.
“This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used and the level of expertise needed the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication,” he added.
Pompeo did not go into further detail on what evidence the United States has against Iran, and he did not take questions after the statement.
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#BREAKING: Trump administration blames Iran for attacks on oil tankers https://t.co/DH0gO0PSGd pic.twitter.com/9luStSmUnR
— The Hill (@thehill) June 13, 2019
What is truly sad is that I don’t fully trust my own SecState on this. I think that there should be an international investigation before reaching this conclusion given the potential consequences. It could be Iran but why would they attack Japanese cargo when the PM was in town? https://t.co/fhro1LcH3x
— Kelly Magsamen (@kellymagsamen) June 13, 2019
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