Pompeo says 'there's no doubt' Iran attacked 2 tankers
Tehran denies the charge. The images also show a hole on the side of the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous , that officials say appears to have been caused by another mine. The suspected attacks follow similar incidents in which four other oil tankers were damaged off the nearby port city of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks.
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Iran says it will breach nuclear deal enrichment limit, drawing Western concern
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Jeremy Hunt warns war with Iran a ‘great risk’ after attacks
Diplomatic sources based at the UN's NY headquarters told the Hebrew-language Israeli newspaper Maariv that they are assessing United States plans to carry out the assault. "We have called for the maximum restraint (in the Gulf) and I think that's of particular wisdom have been the words of the secretary-general of the United Nations, (Antonio) Guterres when he says that the world can not afford another crisis", Mogherini said.
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Trump Clarifies He Would Report Foreign Dirt on Rivals
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Massive South American blackout leaves 44 million without power
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SCO Summit: PM Modi to meet Iranian President
Iran's parliament speaker hints that Washington could be behind the "suspicious" tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman to pile pressure on Tehran, official news agency IRNA reports. Western powers have accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies saying it wants nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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Pompeo vows US will guarantee passage through Strait of Hormuz
The company's president offered no evidence for his claim . The attacks have escalated tensions between the United States and Iran. Two motor tankers , the Kokuka Courageous and the Norwegian-owned Altair, submitted distress calls early in the morningwhile sailing in worldwide waters.
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Terror, chaos inside California Costco amid deadly shooting
The unidentified officer was shopping with his family in the Corona store Friday evening and holding his young child. The shooting prompted a stampede of frightened shoppers, some who fled the store as others sought cover inside. "Everything was happening so fast, I just wanted to get me and my kid to safety". The two family members are in critical condition at local hospitals, police said.
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Confirmed: President Trump is Hiring a Border Czar
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NBC announces 1st 2020 Democratic debate lineups
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Iran rejects USA blame for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman
Early Friday, US Military's central command released a black and white video which they claim shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships. On Friday, the President of the Japanese shipping company that owns the Kokuka Courageous held a press conference in Tokyo, in which he denied that a mine had been used in the tanker attack.








