U.S. focus is to build global consensus after Mideast oil tanker attacks - Shanahan

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is focussed on building international consensus following attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East that the United States has blamedShanahan told Pentagon reporters that he, White House national security adviser John Bolton and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared that goal.

Shanahan, asked later whether he was considering sending more troops or military capabilities to the Middle East, Shanahan said: “As you know we’re always planning various contingencies.”“When you look at the situation, a Norwegian ship, a Japanese ship, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, 15 percent of the world’s oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan walks through the subway system at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Difficult, with POTUS universally recognized as the world’s most conspicuous liar. Irantalksnow

usa did it them self's disguised as Iranian exactly like what u did in Iraq its nw edging 2ward Pakistan Iran is an eye wash

They saw a boat but whose was it. Where did it go to? Why didn't the US apprehend it or blow it out of the water? Too many questions! Now trying to build consensus. Trump wants a war & Netanyahu is a warmonger. Trump is influenced by Jewish American community. UK Hunt too eager!

How about you ask RT America who led the oil attacks.

Per alarmist/over reactionary Bernie Sanders, he is tweeting about going to war with Iran. Doesn’t appear that’s the U.S. plan but if the attacks continue, Iran will probably find themselves in a war-like corner from many countries.

2020 election is right around the corner, time to either start a war or play the tough guy card to the hillbilly, bible banging electorate

Who should believe America when their leader lies every two minutes?

They can't even build a wall...

Lmao Trump build a coalition of all he has alienated.... Lmao...

UN already ordered an impartial investigation on Oil Tankers bombing , let us wait for their report.

The global consensus is that the USA, Israel and Saudi are trying to deceive us all

There’s already been a global consensus made?

.potus focus to distract from ConcentrationCamps and mueller

Listen , if the administration is willing to put small children and babies in 'concentration camps' with the only reprocusion being strongly worded letters and tweets, they're certainly willing to attack a ship and blame it on Iran so that they can start a war to get their oil

Well, maybe if Trump did not pull out Iran nuclear deal, allies would be willing to assist. So far, it's only Britain, because of the fake pentagon clip.

Global consensus that the CIA is planting mines to give President Dementia cover for starting a war to help him distract from his crimes and aid in his reelection?

Without sufficient proof, I wonder how many European countries will join this time.

For what?

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