Pompeo blames Iran for Gulf tanker attacks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is blaming Iran for attacks on a pair of tankers earlier today in the Gulf of Oman.

“This is only the latest in a series of attacks instigated by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its surrogates against American and allied interests,” Pompeo tells reporters at the State Department.

“On April 22, Iran promised the world it would interrupt the flow of the oil through the Strait of Hormuz. It is now working to execute on that promise,” he adds, referring to the narrow waterway separating the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Iran.

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