Pompeo Says ‘Quite Possible’ Iran Behind Gulf Incidents

Pompeo Says ‘Quite Possible’ Iran Behind Gulf Incidents

Pompeo Says ‘Quite Possible’ Iran Behind Gulf Incidents

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday it was “quite possible” Iran was responsible for sabotage of Gulf oil interests as he prepared to brief lawmakers on rising tensions

 

 

Pompeo Says 'Quite Possible' Iran Behind Gulf Incidents
Pompeo Says ‘Quite Possible’ Iran Behind Gulf Incidents

 

Pompeo cautioned that the United States has not made a definitive conclusion that can be presented publicly over mysterious sabotage incidents of oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates or drone strikes on a crude pipeline in Saudi Arabia But given all the regional conflicts that we have seen over the past decade and the shape of these attacks, it seems like it’s quite possible that Iran was behind these Pompeo told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Most importantly we will continue to take acts that protect American interests and that work to deter Iran from misbehavior in the region which has the real risk of escalating the situation such that crude oil prices rise he said Yemen’s Huthi rebels, who are allied with Iran and are being hit hard by US-backed Saudi airstrikes, claimed responsibility last week for a drone strike on a major east-west pipeline in the kingdom, which was forced to shut down temporarily President Donald Trump has warned If Iran wants to fight  that will be the official end of Iran but also on Monday downplayed the Iranian threat to US interests.

 

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