Trump team weighs options against Iran after tanker explosions
by Tracy Wilkinson, David S. Cloud and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Jun 14, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were damaged in suspected attacks on Thursday. The Navy and the ship's owners offered no immediate explanation on what weapon caused the damage, though all believed the ships had been targeted in an attack.
President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded accusations Friday over who was responsible for fiery explosions that crippled two oil tankers off Iran's coast, but both sides also appeared cautious not to go beyond a war of words, at least for now,
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