U.S. intelligence now believes that Iran is behind the attacks against commercial vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. official told ABC News.
The latest assessment is that Iran's elite IRGC placed explosive charges at the waterline on four oil tankers that were damaged last week, said a U.S. official. The vessels -- two of which belonged to Saudi Arabia, one to the United Arab Emirates and one to Norway -- had holes 5 to 10 feet wide in their hulls, the official said, after reportedly being attacked at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
Shanahan said while"there were attacks" -- an apparent reference to the vessel incidents -- the recent U.S. military moves had prevented any strike on Americans, at least so far. The new developments will likely be part of Shanahan, Pompeo, and Dunford's briefing to Congress Tuesday as they try to tackle skepticism among some members of Congress about the credibility of U.S. intelligence that led to the military movements and ordered departure of non-emergency personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil.
What does Putin think? I thought trump didn’t believe US intelligence agencies
“Remember the Maine”
'US believes' is not proof. This sounds too much like the G.W. Bush lies so he could invade Iraq.
yes
I seem to remember the idiot trump rallying against America being the policemen for the world, maybe pissing off and isolating our allies wasn't the best thing the republican party went along with when it comes to the idiot trump. We may need some of them now.
Jan_Achakzai Who cares what US believes. US has lost its creditability. No one care what US believes or says.
Trumps puppets
Fake news
JBaker31826004 YOU MEAN Kerry and others ?
I’ll believe it when I hear it directly from the CIA and Dan Coates, not assclowns like Pompeo.
Pan inspicjent.
how do we know if this is true its coming from trump
Here we go now....
Digital era the principe is not constrained he can’t constraint inadvertently the destruction that’s what they have in site while the script mueller report fil for lawsuits on obstruction of judgment spirit of law the decision have been made YKUTCZFOOKOO
Believes or knows? Big difference
POMPEO'S Iranian war dance
I don't believe a word this administration says.
Trump and company are trying to start a unnecessary war!
Two things come to mind, WMD's and Gulf of Tonkin.
False flag.
Who in the US believes that. I don’t believe or trust Pompeo or anyone in the 45 administration
So it's a Saudi problem not a US problem. Saudi's have an air force. Third largest in the world. Let the Saudi's bomb Iran, we can watch from box seats.
What if it was Israel?
Has tRumps teams lies been added up yet or are there no numerical answers?
I wouldn't trust those senior advisors at all! Not if dumbass Donny put them in their positions! They will say whatever DerangedDonald wants them to.
If this it true, it would seem that Iran is neither good at picking targets nor at laying charges, both of which seem unlikely.
because of course they do
Here the lies go AGAIN! WMD, remember? Yeah, Intelligence said it was there and we all know the damn outcome. Miss me with this. Next!
And Irak had nuclear weapons........ Let’s go to war
Here we go again another Irag !!! A made up event to promote a unnecessary war!!! This is Bullshit !!!! There’s no evidence they did damage to any oil rig !!!
We cannot believe a thing these guys say they lie at every turn and now we are supposed to believe what they are churning out it is the chicken little syndrome and now no one believes the bullshit
U R penetrating in the mind of people that war is sth common and has no expense. Whenever, wherever there is a war, there is pressure on the people not the officials. Trump and Bolton enjoy destroying mind calmness of a nation
proof please
Ya think...... ?
This is coming from American intelligence, wonder when 45 will start screaming fake news.
Sure. And Iraq has WMDs.
Another Vietnam, that was a senseless war! Thanks to realDonaldTrump it is hard to believe, he lies ALL the time! So really, how do we believe any other branch of government?
I don't believe anything from this administration ! nothing !
THEY HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION! NO, ITS NOT 2002
I smell BS 🤔
if true, OBLITERATE IRAN'S NUKE SITES N MILITARY ASSETS W/NAVY N AF. no ground troops, except for seals, special ops. then, we will have lasting peace in m.e. iran w/nukes means islamic terrorists w/nukes. we must take care of the problem now or, if later, more ppl will die.
We have been here before.. we yet to find those WMD
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